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In the lowlands
在低地
There are lush coastal rainforests teeming with life
低地中，雨林葱郁，生机勃勃
But not indigenous life
但并非土生土长的生命
None of the plants or animals you see here is actually native
你在这里看到的植物或动物都不是本地产的
Jackson's chameleons were brought from East Africa as exotic pets
来自东非的杰克逊变色龙，曾是珍奇宠物被引进
The white-rumped shama from India
印度来的白臀鹊鸲
And the northern cardinal from North America
还有来自北美的北方红衣主教
Were both introduced to supplement the native bird life
为丰富本地鸟类生态引入
While the red-billed leiothrix was a cage bird imported from China
红嘴相思，自中国远道而来，笼中鸟一只
And the Japanese white-eye was imported in an attempt
为控制害虫传入尝试
To control insect pests
控制害虫
Before humans
在人类出现之前
Only one new species reached Hawaii every 35 000 years
夏威夷每隔35000年才出现一个新物种
Now up to 50 new species turn up every year
现如今，每年有多达50个新物种出现
Invaders are everywhere
入侵物种，四处蔓延
And some have had a significant impact
其中一些已经产生了重大影响
In an attempt to control introduced rats
试图控制引进的老鼠
Humans brought the Indian mongoose to Hawaii
人类把印度猫鼬带到了夏威夷
Unfortunately
不幸地
No one considered the fact that rats are nocturnal
没有人考虑到老鼠是夜行动物这一事实
While the mongoose hunts by day
猫鼬于日间寻觅猎物的习性
So the hungry mongoose turned its attention
饥饿的猫鼬转移了注意力
To decimating the island's unique bird life instead
转而屠戮岛上珍禽
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