Why does the lynx need the caterpillar?

为什么猞猁会需要毛毛虫？

Fading light is a signal for the cat to make its move.

光线渐渐暗下来，猞猁开始行动了。

Lynx are one of the few animals who don't lose the trail under snow.

猞猁是少数不会在雪地里跟丢猎物的动物之。

In eastern Europe, you may see the rare Euroasian Lynx and the European bison.

在东欧，你可能会看到罕见的欧亚猞猁和欧洲野牛。

Lab tests showed conclusive results: the Canada lynx was indeed present in the area.

加拿大猞猁的确曾在这片区域内活动。

The clue is how they affect the lynx's prey on the forest floor.

线索就在于毛毛虫是如何影响森林地面上那些猞猁的猎物的。

And of course what's good for the hares is also good for the lynx.

当然，对野兔有利也就意味着对猞猁有利。

First, the major predators of deer wolves, cougar, and lynx have been greatly reduced in numbers.

首先，鹿群天敌数量不断减少，它是狼、美洲豹以及猞猁。

Extremely rare and secretive, the lynx inhabits the high forests all across the northern hemisphere.

欧亚猞猁极其稀有而且很神，它生活在北半的乔林中。

Safe inside her den, a lynx cub.

猞猁幼崽正躲在它的安全小窝里。

In the land of the lynx, something extraordinary is happening to the forest.

在猞猁生活的地区，些非同寻常的事情发生在森林里。

There is also a breeding and rescue center there for the endangered Iberian lynx, an endangered kind of wild cat.

那里还有濒危野生猫科动物伊比利亚猞猁的繁育及救助中心。

While metabarcoding can detect elusive animals like the Canada lynx, it can also help scientists identify invasive species.

DNA 复合条形码不仅可以帮助科学家监测像加拿大猞猁这样行踪不定的动物，也帮助科学家识别那些入侵的物种。

To see a wild lynx up this close is, yeah, completely amazing.

这么近距离见到猞猁 真让人惊叹。

And that's why the lynx needs the caterpillar.

这就是为什么猞猁会需要毛毛虫。

I bet the lynx never even sees the caterpillar throughout the course of its life.

我敢打赌，猞猁甚至从来没有看到过贯穿其生命过程中的毛毛虫。

So, how can a humble insect like this have any impact on a formidable thing like that?

那么，如此不起眼的种昆虫是如何影响到猞猁这种强大的动物的呢？

By rewilding these targeted areas, Prata hopes to encourage the return of some of Portugal's chief predators such as lynxes and wolves.

Prata希望通过恢复这些目标区域自然地貌，使得猞猁和狼等葡萄牙主要食肉动物回归。

This time, in our seasonal forests, why does this lynx need a caterpillar?

这集，在季节性森林里为什么这猞猁会需要毛毛虫？

With those distinctly pointed ears, it can only be a Canadian lynx.

从它明显很尖的耳朵来看，只可能是只加拿大猞猁。