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Rich volcanic soils nourished a forest of giant palms that was home to many unique species
丰富的火山土壤滋养了一片巨大的棕榈林，这里是许多独特物种的家园
Including Easter Island versions of herons parrots rails and owls
包括复活节岛版的苍鹭鹦鹉栏杆和猫头鹰
Today they are all gone
今天他们都走了
The people ultimately didn't do much better
人们最终也没有做得更好
The rise and tragic demise of the Easter Islanders the Rapa Nui is now legendary
复活节岛人拉帕努伊的崛起和悲惨的死亡如今已成为传奇
This quarry once occupied the majority of the island's workforce thousands of people
这个采石场曾经占据了岛上大部分劳动力上千人
With each clan trying to carve and raise a bigger grander figure than those of their neighbours
每个家族都想塑造一个比他们的邻居更伟大的人物
Vast amounts of timber would have been required to transport and erect the giant moai and slowly but surely the forests vanished
运输和建造巨大的摩艾雕像需要大量的木材，森林就这样慢慢地消失了
Eventually there was no wood left even to build boats
最后连造船的木头都没有了
Without fishing boats they would have been denied their main source of food and their one means of escape
如果没有渔船，他们就会失去食物的主要来源和唯一的逃生途径。
As resources dwindled Easter Island society descended into chaos and warfare
The giant statues were pulled to the ground possibly acts of sabotage between rival clans
巨大的雕像被推倒在地可能是敌对部落间的蓄意破坏