Tales of ice-bound wonderlands | Paul Nicklen

Translator: Laura T. Reviewer: Kristaps Kadiķis

My journey to become a polar specialist,

Mans ceļojums, lai kļūtu par polāro speciālistu,

photographing, specializing in the polar regions,

fotografējot, specializējoties polārajos reģionos

began when I was four years old,

sākās, kad es biju 4 gadus vecs,

when my family moved from southern Canada

kad mana ģimene pārcēlās no Dienvidkanādas

to Northern Baffin Island, up by Greenland.

uz Ziemeļu Bafina salu Grenlandē.

There we lived with the Inuit

Tur mēs dzīvojām kopā ar inuītiem.

in the tiny Inuit community of 200 Inuit people,

Mazajā 200 cilvēku inuītu sabiedrībā

where [we] were one of three non-Inuit families.

mēs bijām viena no trim neinuītu ģimenēm.

And in this community, we didn't have a television;

Un šajā sabiedrībā mums nebija ne televizora,

we didn't have computers, obviously, radio.

ne datoru, ne radio.

We didn't even have a telephone.

Mums pat nebija tālruņa.

All of my time was spent outside

Visu savu laiku es pavadīju ārā,

with the Inuit, playing.

spēlējoties kopā ar inuītiem.

The snow and the ice were my sandbox,

Sniegs un ledus bija mana smilšu kaste,

and the Inuit were my teachers.

un inuīti bija mani skolotāji.

And that's where I became

Un tur es kļuvu

truly obsessed with this polar realm.

patiesi apsēsts ar šo polāro valstību.

And I knew someday that I was going to do something

Un es zināju, ka kādu dienu es izdarīšu ko tādu,

that had to do with trying to share news about it

kas saistīts ar cenšanos iepazīstināt citus ar to

and protect it.

un to aizsargāt.

I'd like to share with you, for just two minutes only,

Es vēlētos dalīties ar jums, tas aizņems tikai 2 minūtes,

some images, a cross-section of my work,

ar dažiem attēliem, ar mana darba šķērsgriezumu,

to the beautiful music by Brandi Carlile, "Have You Ever."

kopā ar skaisto Brendī Kārlailas dziesmu "Have You Ever."

I don't know why National Geographic has done this, they've never done this before,

Es nezinu, kāpēc National Geographic ir to izdarījuši, viņi nekad iepriekš to nav darījuši,

but they're allowing me to show you a few images

bet viņi atļauj man parādīt jums dažus attēlus

from a coverage that I've just completed that is not published yet.

no reportāžas, ko tikko esmu pabeidzis, bet kura nav vēl publicēta.

National Geographic doesn't do this,

National Geographic tā nedara.

so I'm very excited to be able to share this with you.

Tāpēc es esmu ļoti satraukts, ka varu ar jums dalīties.

And what these images are --

Un kādi ir šie attēli --

you'll see them at the start of the slide show -- there's only about four images --

jūs tos redzēsiet slīdrādes sākumā -- tur ir tikai apmēram 4 attēli --

but it's of a little bear that lives in the Great Bear Rainforest.

tajos ir redzams lācēns, kurš dzīvo Lielā lāča lietus mežā.

It's pure white, but it's not a polar bear.

Viņš ir pilnīgi balts, bet nav polārlācis.

It's a spirit bear, or a Kermode bear.

Viņš ir spoku lācis, vai Kermoda lācis.

There are only 200 of these bears left.

Ir palikuši tikai 200 šādi lāči.

They're more rare than the panda bear.

Tie ir vēl retāki nekā pandas.

I sat there on the river for two months without seeing one.

Es sēdēju uz upes apmēram 2 mēnešus nevienu no tiem neredzot.

I thought, my career's over.

Es domāju, ka mana karjera ir beigusies.

I proposed this stupid story to National Geographic.

Es ieteicu šo stulbo stāstu National Geographic.

What in the heck was I thinking?

Ko, pie velna, es domāju?

So I had two months to sit there

Man bija divi mēneši, lai tur sēdētu

and figure out different ways of what I was going to do in my next life,

un apsvērtu dažādus ceļus, ko es varētu darīt savā turpmākajā dzīvē

after I was a photographer, because they were going to fire me.

pēc fotogrāfa karjeras, jo viņi mani atlaistu no darba.

Because National Geographic is a magazine; they remind us all the time:

Jo National Geographic ir žurnāls; viņi visu laiku mums atgādina,

they publish pictures, not excuses.

ka publicē attēlus, nevis aizbildinājumus.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

And after two months of sitting there --

Un pēc divu mēnešu ilgas sēdēšanas --

one day, thinking that it was all over,

vienu dienu, domājot, ka viss beidzies,

this incredible big white male came down,

šis neticami lielais baltais tēviņš nopeldēja lejā,

right beside me, three feet away from me,

tieši blakus man, trīs pēdas no manis,

and he went down and grabbed a fish and went off in the forest and ate it.

un viņš nopeldēja un noķēra zivi, un iegāja mežā, un to apēda.

And then I spent the entire day living my childhood dream

Un tad es pavadīju visu dienu izdzīvojot savu bērnības sapni,

of walking around with this bear through the forest.

sekojot šim lācim cauri mežam.

He went through this old-growth forest

Viņš gāja cauri šim vecajam mežam

and sat up beside this 400-year-old culturally modified tree and went to sleep.

un apsēdās pie 400 gadu veca kulturāli pārveidota koka un aizmiga.

And I actually got to sleep within three feet of him,

Un es gulēju trīs pēdu attālumā no viņa

just in the forest, and photograph him.

mežā, un fotografēju viņu.

So I'm very excited to be able to show you those images

Es esmu ļoti satraukts, ka varu parādīt jums šos attēlus

and a cross-section of my work that I've done on the polar regions.

un mana darba, kuru esmu veicis polārajos reģionos, šķērsgriezumu.

Please enjoy.

Lūdzu, izbaudiet.

(Music)

(Mūzika)

Brandi Carlile: ♫ Have you ever wandered lonely through the woods? ♫

Brendī Kārlaila: ♫Vai esi kādreiz klejojis vientuļš pa mežiem? ♫

♫ And everything there feels just as it should ♫

♫ Un viss šeit šķiet tā tam vajadzētu būt ♫

♫ You're part of the life there ♫

♫ Šeit tu esi dzīves daļa ♫

♫ You're part of something good ♫

♫ Tu esi kaut kā laba daļa ♫

♫ If you've ever wandered lonely through the woods ♫

♫ Ja esi kādreiz klejojis vientuļš pa mežiem ♫

♫ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♫

♫ Ū-ū-ū-ū-ū-ū ♫

♫ If you've ever wandered lonely through the woods ♫

♫ Ja esi kādreiz klejojis vientuļš pa mežiem ♫

♫ Have you ever stared into a starry sky? ♫

♫ Vai esi kādreiz lūkojies zvaigžņotās debesīs? ♫

♫ Lying on your back, you're asking why ♫

♫ Guļot uz muguras, tu vaicā kādēļ ♫

♫ What's the purpose? ♫

♫ Kāds tam ir mērķis? ♫

♫ I wonder, who am I? ♫

♫ Es prātoju, kas es esmu? ♫

♫ If you've ever stared into a starry sky ♫

♫ Ja esi kādreiz lūkojies zvaigžņotās debesīs ♫

♫ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♫

♫ Ū-ū-ū-ū-ū-ū ♫

♫ Aah, ah, aah ♫

♫ Ā-ā-ā-ā ♫

♫ Ah, oh, oh, ah, ah, oh, oh ♫

♫ Ā-o-o-ā-ā-o-o ♫

♫ Have you ever stared into a starry sky? ♫

♫ Vai esi kādreiz lūkojies zvaigžņotās debesīs? ♫

♫ Have you ever been out walking in the snow? ♫

♫ Vai esi kādreiz bridis sniegā? ♫

♫ Tried to get back where you were before ♫

♫ Cenšoties tikt atpakaļ, kur biji pirms tam ♫

♫ You always end up ♫

♫ Tu vienmēr attopies ♫

♫ Not knowing where to go ♫

♫ Nezinot, kur doties ♫

♫ If you've ever been out walking in the snow ♫

♫ Ja esi kādreiz bridis sniegā ♫

♫ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♫

♫ Ū-ū-ū-ū-ū-ū ♫

♫ Aah, ah, aah, ah, aah ♫

♫ Ā-ā-ā-ā-ā ♫

♫ Ah, ah, oh, ah, ah, oh, ah ♫

♫ Ā-ā-o-ā-ā-o-ā ♫

♫ Oh, ah, ah, ah ♫

♫ O-ā-ā-ā ♫

♫ Ah, ah, oh, ah, ah, oh, oh ♫

♫ Ā-ā-ā-o-ā-ā-o-o ♫

♫ If you'd ever been out walking you would know ♫

♫ Ja esi kādreiz staigājis, tu zinātu ♫

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Paul Nicklen: Thank you very much. The show's not over.

Pols Niklens: Liels paldies. Šovs nav beidzies.

My clock is ticking. OK, let's stop.

Mans pulkstenis tikšķ. Labi, apstāsimies.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

Liels paldies. Es to novērtēju.

We're inundated with news all the time

Mēs visu laiku tiekam pārplūdināti ar jaunumiem,

that the sea ice is disappearing

ka jūrā ledus pazūd

and it's at its lowest level.

un tas ir viszemākajā līmenī.

And in fact, scientists were originally saying

Un patiesībā zinātnieki sākotnēji teica,

sea ice is going to disappear in the next hundred years, then they said 50 years.

ka ledus pazudīs nākamajos simts gados, tad tie teica, ka 50 gados.

Now they're saying the sea ice in the Arctic,

Tagad tie saka, ka Arktikā jūras ledus,

the summertime extent is going to be gone in the next four to 10 years.

vasaras laikā apjoms pazudīs nākamajos 4 līdz 10 gados.

And what does that mean?

Un ko tas nozīmē?

After a while of reading this in the news, it just becomes news.

Pēc laika lasot to ziņās, tās vienkārši kļūst par ziņām.

You glaze over with it.

Tu samierinies ar to.

And what I'm trying to do with my work is put faces to this.

Un tas, ko es cenšos darīt ar savu darbu, ir tam piesaistīt.

And I want people to understand and get the concept

Un es vēlos, lai cilvēki saprot un gūst priekšstatu,

that, if we lose ice,

ka, ja mēs pazaudēsim ledu,

we stand to lose an entire ecosystem.

mēs varam zaudēt visu ekosistēmu.

Projections are that we could lose polar bears, they could become extinct

Tiek prognozēts, ka mēs varam zaudēt polārlāčus, tie var izmirt

in the next 50 to 100 years.

nākamajos 50 līdz 100 gados.

And there's no better, sexier,

Un nav labākas, seksīgākas,

more beautiful, charismatic megafauna species

skaistākas, harizmātiskākas megafaunas sugas,

for me to hang my campaign on.

lai es veidotu savu kampaņu.

Polar bears are amazing hunters.

Polārlāči ir apbrīnojami mednieki.

This was a bear I sat with for a while on the shores.

Šis bija lācis, ar kuru kopā kādu laiku es sēdēju krastos.

There was no ice around.

Tur apkārt nebija ledus.

But this glacier caved into the water and a seal got on it.

bet ledājs iebruka ūdenī un ronis uz tā uzrāpās.

And this bear swam out to that seal --

Un šis lācis aizpeldēja līdz ronim --

800 lb. bearded seal --

800 mārciņu smagam bārdainam ronim --

grabbed it, swam back and ate it.

sagrāba to, atpeldēja atpakaļ un to apēda.

And he was so full, he was so happy and so fat eating this seal,

Un viņš bija tik pieēdies, tik laimīgs un tik resns, ēdot šo roni,

that, as I approached him --

ka es, kad viņam tuvojos --

about 20 feet away -- to get this picture,

no apmēram 20 pēdu attāluma -- lai uzņemtu šo attēlu,

his only defense was to keep eating more seal.

viņa vienīgā aizsardzība bija turpināt ēst roni.

And as he ate, he was so full --

Un, kad viņš paēda, viņš bija tik pilns --

he probably had about 200 lbs of meat in his belly --

viņam vēderā iespējams bija ap 200 mārciņu gaļas --

and as he ate inside one side of his mouth,

un, kad viņš ēda ar vienu mutes pusi,

he was regurgitating out the other side of his mouth.

ar otru pusi viņš atrija atpakaļ.

So as long as these bears have any bit of ice they will survive,

Tik ilgi, kamēr šiem lāčiem būs kaut gabaliņš ledus, viņi izdzīvos,

but it's the ice that's disappearing.

bet ledus ir tas, kas izzūd.

We're finding more and more dead bears in the Arctic.

Mēs atrodam arvien vairāk un vairāk mirušu lāču Arktikā.

When I worked on polar bears as a biologist 20 years ago,

Kad es strādāju ar polārlāčiem kā biologs pirms 20 gadiem,

we never found dead bears.

mēs nekad neatradām beigtus lāčus.

And in the last four or five years,

Un pēdējos četros vai piecos gados

we're finding dead bears popping up all over the place.

mēs atrodam mirušus lāčus visā teritorijā.

We're seeing them in the Beaufort Sea,

Mēs tos redzam Boforta jūrā,

floating in the open ocean where the ice has melted out.

peldot atklātā okeānā, kur ledus ir izkusis.

I found a couple in Norway last year. We're seeing them on the ice.

Es pāris atradu pagājušgad Norvēģijā. Mēs tos redzam uz ledus.

These bears are already showing signs

Šie lāči jau izrāda stresa pazīmes,

of the stress of disappearing ice.

jo izzūd ledus.

Here's a mother and her two year-old cub

Te ir māte un viņas divus gadus vecais mazulis.

were traveling on a ship a hundred miles offshore in the middle of nowhere,

Mēs kuģojam 100 jūdzes no krasta nekurienes vidū,

and they're riding on this big piece of glacier ice,

un viņi atrodas uz šī lielā ledāja ledus gabala,

which is great for them; they're safe at this point.

kas priekš viņiem ir liels, viņi ir drošībā.

They're not going to die of hypothermia.

Viņi nenomirs no ķermeņa atdzišanas.

They're going to get to land.

Tie tiks līdz sauszemei.

But unfortunately, 95 percent of the glaciers in the Arctic

Taču, diemžēl, 95% no Arktikas ledājiem

are also receding right now

šobrīd atkāpjas

to the point that the ice is ending up on land

līdz punktam, ka ledus izkūst zemē

and not injecting any ice back into the ecosystem.

un nekas nenokļūst atpakaļ ekosistēmā.

These ringed seals, these are the "fatsicles" of the Arctic.

Šie gredzena roņi, tie ir Arktikas "resnuļi".

These little, fat dumplings,

Šie mazie, resnie apalīši,

150-pound bundles of blubber

150 mārciņu trāna sainīši,

are the mainstay of the polar bear.

ir galvenais polārlāču atbalsts.

And they're not like the harbor seals that you have here.

Un tie nav kā ostas roņi, kas ir šeit.

These ringed seals also live out their entire life cycle

Šie gredzena roņi izdzīvo visu savu dzīves ciklu

associated and connected to sea ice.

saistīti un vienoti ar jūras ledu.

They give birth inside the ice,

Tie dzemdē iekšā ledū,

and they feed on the Arctic cod that live under the ice.

un tie barojas no Arktiskajām mencām, kas dzīvo zem ledus.

And here's a picture of sick ice.

Un te ir slima ledus attēls.

This is a piece of multi-year ice that's 12 years old.

Šis ir vairākgadu ledus, kas ir 12 gadus vecs.

And what scientists didn't predict is that, as this ice melts,

Un tas, ko zinātnieki neparedzēja, ir tas, ka, šim ledum kūstot,

these big pockets of black water are forming

veidojas šīs lielās melnā ūdens kabatas,

and they're grabbing the sun's energy

un tās savāc saules enerģiju

and accelerating the melting process.

un paātrina kušanas procesu.

And here we are diving in the Beaufort Sea.

Un te mēs nirstam Boforta jūrā.

The visibility's 600 ft.; we're on our safety lines;

Redzamība ir 600 pēdas; mēs esam savās drošības joslās;

the ice is moving all over the place.

ledus viscaur pārvietojas.

I wish I could spend half an hour telling you

Es vēlētos, kaut varētu pavadīt pusstundu, stāstot jums

about how we almost died on this dive.

par to, kā mēs gandrīz gājām bojā nirstot.

But what's important in this picture is that you have a piece of multi-year ice,

Bet tas, kas ir svarīgs šajā attēlā, ir tas, ka jums ir daudzgadu ledus gabals,

that big chunk of ice up in the corner.

tā lielā ledus pika augšējā stūrī.

In that one single piece of ice,

Šādā vienā ledus gabalā

you have 300 species of microorganisms.

ir 300 mikroorganismu sugas.

And in the spring, when the sun returns to the ice,

Un pavasarī, kad saule atgriežas uz ledus,

it forms the phytoplankton, grows under that ice,

tas veidojas, fitoplanktons, aug zem šī ledus,

and then you get bigger sheets of seaweed,

un tad jūs iegūstat lielākus jūraszāļu slāņus,

and then you get the zooplankton feeding on all that life.

un tad jūs iegūstat zooplanktonu, kas barojas no tā visa.

So really what the ice does

Tas, ko ledus patiešām dara,

is it acts like a garden.

tas ir kā dārzs.

It acts like the soil in a garden. It's an inverted garden.

Tas ir kā dārza augsne. Tas ir citāds dārzs.

Losing that ice is like losing the soil in a garden.

Zaudēt šo ledu ir kā zaudēt augsni dārzā.

Here's me in my office.

Tas esmu es savā kabinetā.

I hope you appreciate yours.

Es ceru, ka jūs novērtējat savējos.

This is after an hour under the ice.

Tas ir pēc stundas zem ledus.

I can't feel my lips; my face is frozen;

Es nejūtu savas lūpas; mana seja ir pārsalusi;

I can't feel my hands; I can't feel my feet.

es nejūtu savas rokas; nejūtu savas kājas.

And I've come up, and all I wanted to do was get out of the water.

Un es esmu uzniris, un viss, ko es vēlējos, bija tikt ārā no ūdens.

After an hour in these conditions,

Pēc stundas šajos apstākļos,

it's so extreme that, when I go down,

tas ir tik ekstrēmi, ka tad, kad es noniru lejā,

almost every dive I vomit into my regulator

gandrīz katru elpu es izgrūdu savā regulatorā,

because my body can't deal with the stress of the cold on my head.

jo mans ķermenis nevarēja cīnīties ar aukstuma stresu manā galvā.

And so I'm just so happy that the dive is over.

Un es esmu tik laimīgs, ka niršana beigusies.

I get to hand my camera to my assistant,

Es iedodu savu kameru savam palīgam,

and I'm looking up at him, and I'm going, "Woo. Woo. Woo."

un es skatos augšup uz viņu, un saku, "Vū. Vū. Vū."

Which means, "Take my camera."

Kas nozīmē, "Paņem manu kameru."

And he thinks I'm saying, "Take my picture."

Un viņš domā, ka es saku, "Nofotogrāfē mani."

So we had this little communication breakdown.

Tā nu mums bija šī nelielā saziņas kļūme.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

But it's worth it.

Bet tas ir tā vērts.

I'm going to show you pictures of beluga whales, bowhead whales,

Es jums šodien parādīšu baltvaļu, polāro vaļu,

and narwhals, and polar bears, and leopard seals today,

un narvaļu, un polārlāču, un leoparda roņu fotogrāfijas,

but this picture right here means more to me than any other I've ever made.

bet šis attēls man nozīmē daudz vairāk, nekā kāds cits, ko esmu uzņēmis.

I dropped down in this ice hole, just through that hole that you just saw,

Es nolaidos šajā ledus caurumā, caur šo caurumu, ko jūs tikko redzējāt,

and I looked up under the underside of the ice,

un paskatījos augšup no zemledus,

and I was dizzy; I thought I had vertigo.

un es biju apreibis; es domāju, ka man bija reibonis.

I got very nervous -- no rope, no safety line,

Es kļuvu ļoti nervozs -- ne virves, ne drošības līnijas,

the whole world is moving around me --

visa pasaule griežas ap mani --

and I thought, "I'm in trouble."

un es nodomāju, "Es esmu nepatikšanās."

But what happened is that the entire underside

Bet tas, kas notika, bija, ka viss zem ledus

was full of these billions of amphipods and copepods

bija pilns ar šiem miljardiem sānpelžu un airkājvēzīšu,

moving around and feeding on the underside of the ice,

tie kustējās un barojās ledus apakšējā daļā,

giving birth and living out their entire life cycle.

dzemdējot un dzīvojot visu dzīves ciklu.

This is the foundation of the whole food chain in the Arctic, right here.

Šis ir visas Arktikas barības ķēdes pamats, tieši šeit.

And when you have low productivity in this, in ice,

Un, kad ledū ir zema auglība,

the productivity in copepods go down.

tad arī airkājvēžu ražība samazinās.

This is a bowhead whale.

Šis ir polārais valis.

Supposedly, science is stating

Domājams, zinātne uzskata,

that it could be the oldest living animal on earth right now.

ka tas varētu būt šobrīd vecākais uz zemes dzīvojošais dzīvnieks.

This very whale right here could be over 250 years old.

Šis valis varētu būt vairāk kā 250 gadus vecs.

This whale could have been born

Šis valis varētu būt dzimis

around the start of the Industrial Revolution.

ap rūpnieciskās revolūcijas sākuma laiku.

It could have survived 150 years of whaling.

Tas varētu būt izdzīvojis 150 gadus, kopš sāktas vaļu medības.

And now its biggest threat is the disappearance of ice in the North

Un tagad tā lielākais drauds ir ziemeļu ledus izzušana,

because of the lives that we're leading in the South.

dzīves dēļ, ko mēs dzīvojam dienvidos.

Narwhals, these majestic narwhals

Narvaļiem, šie majestātiskiem narvaļiem

with their eight-foot long ivory tusks, don't have to be here;

ar saviem 8 pēdu garajiem ziloņkaula ilkņiem nevajadzētu būt te;

they could be out on the open water.

tiem vajadzētu būt atklātā ūdenī.

But they're forcing themselves to come up in these tiny little ice holes

Bet tie cīnās ar sevi, lai uzpeldētu pie šiem mazajiem ledus caurumiņiem,

where they can breathe, catch a breath,

kur tie var elpot, ieelpot,

because right under that ice are all the swarms of cod.

jo tieši zem šī ledus ir visi mencu bari.

And the cod are there

Un mencas ir šeit,

because they are feeding on all the copepods and amphipods.

jo tās barojas ar airkājvēžiem un sānpeldēm.

Alright, my favorite part.

Labi, mana mīļākā daļa.

When I'm on my deathbed,

Kad es būšu uz savas nāves gultas,

I'm going to remember one story more than any other.

es atcerēšos vienu stāstu vairāk par jebkuru citu.

Even though that spirit bear moment was powerful,

Pat ja mirklis ar spoku lāci bija ļoti atmiņā paliekošs,

I don't think I'll ever have another experience

es nedomāju, ka kādreiz kaut ko līdzīgu piedzīvošu,

like I did with these leopard seals.

kā tas notika ar šiem leoparda roņiem.

Leopard seals, since the time of Shackleton, have had a bad reputation.

Leoparda roņiem jau no Šakletona laikiem ir bijusi slikta slava.

They've got that wryly smile on their mouth.

Tiem uz lūpām ir šķībs smaids.

They've got those black sinister eyes

Tiem ir šīs melnās, draudīgās acis

and those spots on their body.

un šie plankumi uz ķermeņa.

They look positively prehistoric and a bit scary.

Tie izskatās ļoti aizvēsturiski un nedaudz biedējoši.

And tragically in [2003],

Un traģiski 2004. gadā

a scientist was taken down and drowned,

zinātniece bija ienirusi un noslīkusi,

and she was being consumed by a leopard seal.

un viņu apēda leoparda ronis.

And people were like, "We knew they were vicious. We knew they were."

Un cilvēki teica, "Mēs zinājām, ka viņi ir ļauni. Mēs zinājām."

And so people love to form their opinions.

Cilvēkiem patīk izteikt savus viedokļus.

And that's when I got a story idea:

Un tad es ieguvu stāsta ideju:

I want to go to Antarctica,

es vēlos doties uz Antarktiku,

get in the water with as many leopard seals as I possibly can

tikt ūdenī ar pēc iespējas vairāk leoparda roņiem

and give them a fair shake --

un tos nedaudz satricināt --

find out if they really are these vicious animals, or if they're misunderstood.

uzzināt, vai tie ir ļauni dzīvnieki, vai arī tie ir pārprasti.

So this is that story.

Šis ir tas stāsts.

Oh, and they also happen to eat Happy Feet.

Ā un kā izrādās tie arī ēd laimīgas pēdas.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

As a species, as humans, we like to say penguins are really cute,

Kā sugai, kā cilvēkiem mums patīk teikt, ka pingvīni ir ļoti jauki,

therefore, leopard seals eat them, so leopard seals are ugly and bad.

bet leoparda roņi tos ēd, tātad roņi ir neglīti un slikti.

It doesn't work that way.

Tas tā nav.

The penguin doesn't know it's cute,

Pingvīns nezina, ka tas ir jauks.

and the leopard seal doesn't know it's kind of big and monstrous.

Un leoparda ronis nezina, ka tas ir liels un briesmīgs.

This is just the food chain unfolding.

Tā ir tikai barības ķēde.

They're also big.

Viņi arī ir lieli.

They're not these little harbor seals.

Viņi nav šie mazie ostas roņi.

They are 12 ft. long, a thousand pounds.

Viņi ir 12 pēdas gari, tūkstoš mārciņu smagi.

And they're also curiously aggressive.

Un tie ir arī ļoti agresīvi.

You get 12 tourists packed into a Zodiac,

12 tūristi atrodas Zodiakā,

floating in these icy waters,

peldot pa šiem ledainajiem ūdeņiem,

and a leopard seal comes up and bites the pontoon.

un leoparda ronis parādās un iekož pontonā.

The boat starts to sink, they race back to the ship

Laiva sāk grimt, tā steidzas atpakaļ uz kuģi

and get to go home and tell the stories of how they got attacked.

un pēc tam dodas mājās, un stāsta stāstus, kā viņiem uzbruka.

All the leopard seal was doing --

Viss, ko leoparda ronis darīja --

it's just biting a balloon.

tas tikai iekodās balonā.

It just sees this big balloon in the ocean -- it doesn't have hands --

Tas redz tikai šo lielo balonu okeānā -- tam nav roku --

it's going to take a little bite, the boat pops, and off they go.

vajag tikai vieglu kodienu, laiva pārplīst, un viņi aizbrauc.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

So after five days of crossing the Drake Passage --

Pēc piecām dienām, šķērsojot Dreika šaurumu --

isn't that beautiful --

vai tas nav skaisti.

after five days of crossing the Drake Passage,

Pēc piecām dienām, šķērsojot Dreika šaurumu,

we have finally arrived at Antarctica.

mēs beidzot ieradāmies Antarktikā.

I'm with my Swedish assistant and guide.

Es kopā ar savu zviedru palīgu un gidu.

His name is Goran Ehlme from Sweden -- Goran.

Viņu sauc Gorans Elme no Zviedrijas -- Gorans.

And he has a lot of experience with leopard seals. I have never seen one.

Un viņam ir liela pieredze ar leoparda roņiem. Es nekad tos neesmu redzējis.

So we come around the cove in our little Zodiac boat,

Tā nu mēs ieradāmies līcī mūsu mazajā Zodiaka laivā,

and there's this monstrous leopard seal.

un tur ir šis milzīgais leoparda ronis.

And even in his voice, he goes, "That's a bloody big seal, ya."

Un viņš sāk, "Tas ir viens asinskārs, liels ronis, jā."

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

And this seal is taking this penguin by the head,

Un šis ronis saņem pingvīnu aiz galvas,

and it's flipping it back and forth.

un viņš to vicina uz priekšu un atpakaļ.

And what it's trying to do is turn that penguin inside-out,

Un viņš cenšas šo pingvīnu apvērst ar iekšām uz āru,

so it can eat the meat off the bones,

lai varētu noēst gaļu no kauliem,

and then it goes off and gets another one.

un tad viņš pazūd un noķer vēl vienu.

And so this leopard seal grabbed another penguin,

Un tā nu šis leoparda ronis noķēra citu pingvīnu,

came under the boat, the Zodiac,

papeldēja zem laivas, zem Zodiaka,

starting hitting the hull of the boat.

un sāka sist laivas korpusu.

And we're trying to not fall in the water.

Un mēs centāmies neiekrist ūdenī.

And we sit down, and that's when Goran said to me,

Un mēs sēdējām, un tad Gorans man teica,

"This is a good seal, ya.

"Šis ir labs ronis, jā.

It's time for you to get in the water."

Ir laiks tev nokļūt ūdenī."

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

And I looked at Goran, and I said to him, "Forget that."

Un es paskatījos uz Goranu, un teicu viņam, "Aizmirsti to."

But I think I probably used a different word starting with the letter "F."

Bet es domāju, ka, iespējams, lietoju citu vārdu, kas sākās ar to pašu burtu.

But he was right.

Bet viņam bija taisnība.

He scolded me out, and said, "This is why we're here.

Viņš mani sabāra, un teica, "Tāpēc mēs esam šeit.

And you purposed this stupid story to National Geographic.

Un tu iesniegsi šo stulbo stāstu National Geographic.

And now you've got to deliver.

Un tagad tev tas jānogādā.

And you can't publish excuses."

Un tu nevari publicēt aizbildinājumus."

So I had such dry mouth --

Man bija pilnīgi sausa mute --

probably not as bad as now --

iespējams, ne tik ļoti, kā tagad --

but I had such, such dry mouth.

bet man bija ļoti, ļoti sausa mute.

And my legs were just trembling. I couldn't feel my legs.

Un manas kājas tik ļoti trīcēja. Es nejutu savas kājas.

I put my flippers on. I could barely part my lips.

Es uzvilku pleznas. Es nevarēju gandrīz atvērt savas lūpas.

I put my snorkel in my mouth,

Es ieliku mutē savu akvalanga cauruli

and I rolled over the side of the Zodiac into the water.

un ievēlos ūdenī pār Zodiaka malu.

And this was the first thing she did.

Un tā bija pirmā lieta, ko viņa izdarīja.

She came racing up to me, engulfed my whole camera --

Viņa piepeldēja pie manis, aprija manu kameru --

and her teeth are up here and down here --

un viņas zobi bija te augšā un te lejā --

but Goran, before I had gotten in the water, had given me amazing advice.

bet Gorans, pirms es ielēcu ūdenī, bija devis man lielisku padomu.

He said, "If you get scared, you close your eyes, ya, and she'll go away."

Viņš teica, "Ja tu nobīsties, aizver acis, jā, un viņa pazudīs."

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

So that's all I had to work with at that point.

Tas ir viss, kas man bija jādara šajā gadījumā.

But I just started to shoot these pictures.

Bet es tikko sāku uzņemt šos attēlus.

So she did this threat display for a few minutes,

Viņa pāris minūtes draudēja,

and then the most amazing thing happened -- she totally relaxed.

un tad notika visneticamākā lieta -- viņa pilnīgi nomierinājās.

She went off, she got a penguin.

Viņa aizpeldēja, viņa noķēra pingvīnu.

She stopped about 10 feet away from me,

Viņa apstājās apmēram 10 pēdu attālumā no manis,

and she sat there with this penguin, the penguin's flapping, and she let's it go.

un viņa tur sēdēja ar šo pingvīnu, pingvīns kustējās, un viņa to palaida.

The penguin swims toward me, takes off.

Pingvīns peld man pretim, pazūd.

She grabs another one. She does this over and over.

Viņa noķer vēl vienu. Viņa to dara atkal un atkal.

And it dawned on me that she's trying to feed me a penguin.

Un es sapratu, ka viņa cenšas man iebarot pingvīnu.

Why else would she release these penguins at me?

Kāpēc vēl viņa palaistu šos pingvīnus uz manu pusi?

And after she did this four or five times,

Un pēc tam, kad viņa to bija darījusi 4 vai 5 reizes,

she swam by me with this dejected look on her face.

viņa peldēja man garām ar šo nomākto sejas izteiksmi.

You don't want to be too anthropomorphic, but I swear that she looked at me

Tu negribi būt par daudz antropomorfs, bet es zvēru, ka viņa paskatījās uz mani

like, "This useless predator's going to starve in my ocean."

kā sakot, "Šis nekam nederīgais plēsējs manā okeānā nomirs badā."

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

So realizing I couldn't catch swimming penguins,

Saprotot, ka es nevarētu noķert peldošus pingvīnus,

she'd get these other penguins and bring them slowly towards me,

viņa noķēra šos citus pingvīnus un atgādāja tos lēnām pie manis,

bobbing like this, and she'd let them go.

šādi kustoties, un viņa tos palaida vaļā.

This didn't work.

Tas nenostrādāja.

I was laughing so hard and so emotional

Es tik ļoti un saviļņoti smējos,

that my mask was flooding, because I was crying underwater,

ka mana maska pieplūda, jo es zem ūdens raudāju,

just because it was so amazing.

tikai tāpēc, ka tas bija tik apbrīnojami.

And so that didn't work.

Un tāpēc tas nestrādāja.

So then she'd get another penguin and try this ballet-like sexy display

Un viņa noķēra citu pingvīnu, un centās parādīt šo baletveida seksīgo izrādi,

sliding down this iceberg like this. (Laughter)

slīdot lejup pa šo aisbergu šādi.

And she would sort of bring them over to me and offer it to me.

Un viņa atnesa pie manis un piedāvāja.

This went on for four days.

Tas turpinājās četras dienas.

This just didn't happen a couple of times.

Tas tikai nenotika pāris reizes.

And then so she realized I couldn't catch live ones,

Un tad viņa saprata, ka es nevarētu noķer dzīvus,

so she brought me dead penguins.

tāpēc viņa atnesa man beigtus pingvīnus.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

Now I've got four or five penguins floating around my head,

Tad nu man bija 4 vai 5 pingvīni, kas peldēja man ap galvu,

and I'm just sitting there shooting away.

un es tikai sēdēju tur skatoties.

And she would often stop and have this dejected look on her face

Un viņa bieži apstājās un viņai bija šī nomāktā sejas izteiksme,

like, "Are you for real?"

kā sakot, "Tu nopietni?"

Because she can't believe I can't eat this penguin.

Jo viņa nespēja noticēt, ka nevaru apēst šo pingvīnu.

Because in her world, you're either breeding or you're eating --

Jo viņas pasaulē tu vai nu vairojies vai barojies --

and I'm not breeding, so ...

un es nevairojos.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

And then that wasn't enough; she started to flip penguins onto my head.

Un tas nebija pietiekami; viņa sāka sist pingvīnus pret manu galvu.

She was trying to force-feed me. She's pushing me around.

Viņa centās piespiest mani ēst. Viņa centās mani izrīkot.

She's trying to force-feed my camera,

Viņa centās piespiedu kārtā pabarot manu kameru,

which is every photographer's dream.

kas ir katra fotogrāfa sapnis.

And she would get frustrated; she'd blow bubbles in my face.

Un viņa kļuva neapmierināta, viņa pūta burbuļus man sejā.

She would, I think, let me know that I was going to starve.

Viņa, es domāju, man teica, ka es nomiršu badā.

But yet she didn't stop.

Bet vēl joprojām viņa neapstājās.

She would not stop trying to feed me penguins.

Viņa nebeidza man censties iebarot pingvīnus.

And on the last day with this female

Un pēdējā dienā ar šo mātīti,

where I thought I had pushed her too far,

kad es domāju, ka esmu viņu piespiedis,

I got nervous because she came up to me,

es kļuvu nervozs, jo viņa pie manis ieradās,

she rolled over on her back,

viņa apvēlās uz muguras,

and she did this deep, guttural jackhammer sound, this gok-gok-gok-gok.

un viņa izdeva šo dziļo rīkles āmura skaņu, šo gokgokgokgok.

And I thought, she's about to bite.

Un es domāju, ka viņa man kodīs.

She's about to let me know she's too frustrated with me.

Viņa lika man saprast, ka ir pārāk pievilta.

What had happened was another seal had snuck in behind me,

Taču izrādījās, ka man aiz muguras bija aizlavījies cits ronis,

and she did that to threat display.

un viņa to darīja, lai viņu aizbiedētu.

She chased that big seal away, went and got its penguin

Viņa aizdzina šo lielo roni prom, aizpeldēja un saķēra pingvīnu

and brought it to me.

un atnesa to man.

(Laughter)

(Smiekli)

That wasn't the only seal I got in the water with.

Tas nebija vienīgais ronis, ar ko kopā es biju ūdenī.

I got in the water with 30 other leopard seals,

Es ūdenī biju kopā ar 30 citiem leoparda roņiem,

and I never once had a scary encounter.

un man nekad nebija bijusi tik biedējoša tikšanās.

They are the most remarkable animals I've ever worked with,

Tie ir visievērojamākie dzīvnieki, ar ko esmu strādājis,

and the same with polar bears.

tāpat kā polārlāči.

And just like the polar bears,

Un tāpat kā polārlāči,

these animals depend on an icy environment.

arī šie dzīvnieki ir atkarīgi no aukstas vides.

I get emotional. Sorry.

Es kļūstu emocionāls. Atvainojiet.

It's a story that lives deep in my heart,

Tas ir stāsts, kas man ir dziļi sirdī,

and I'm proud to share this with you.

un esmu lepns, ka varu jums to izstāstīt.

And I'm so passionate about it.

Un es esmu tik aizrauts ar to.

Anybody want to come with me to Antarctica or the Arctic, I'll take you; let's go.

Ja kāds vēlas kopā ar mani doties uz Antarktiku vai Arktiku, es jūs paņemšu līdzi, aiziet.

We've got to get the story out now. Thank you very much.

Mums tagad jābeidz šis stāsts. Liels paldies jums.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Thank you.

Paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Thank you.

Paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Thank you. Thanks very much.

Paldies. Liels paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)

Thank you.

Paldies.

(Applause)

(Aplausi)