雄伟高山 06

A puma - the lion of the Andes. Pumas are usually solitary and secretive. To see a group walking boldly in the open is extremely rare. It's a family - a mother with four cubs. She has just one brief summer in which to teach them their mountain survival techniques. Rearing four cubs to this age is an exceptional feat, but she does have an excellent territory, rich in food and water. Although the cubs are now as large as their mother, they still rely on her for their food. It will be another year before the cubs can hunt for themselves. Without their mother's skill and experience they would never survive their first winter.

美洲狮，安第斯山区独有的种类。美洲狮通常都单独活动，而且行动隐蔽，它们在野外大胆成群活动的情景极为罕见。这是一个家庭，妈妈带着四个孩子。妈妈必须在这个短暂的夏天教会孩子们在这片山区生存下去的本领。把四个孩子养到这么大确实是一件不小的成就，不过，她的这片领地食物丰富，水源充足。虽然小美洲狮体形已经长得和妈妈不相上下，但它们还要依靠妈妈提供食物。还要再过一年它们才能自己寻找猎物。没有妈妈的技能和经验，它们活不过第一个冬天。