Fishermen tie thin hemp string around the bird's neck to prevent them from swallowing fish.

渔民在鸬鹚的脖子上系上细麻绳，以防止它们吞下鱼。

Damin usually sets off in the late afternoon and gets the cormorants ready for work.

大民通常在下午晚些时候动身，并准备好捕鱼用的鸬鹚。

A few decades later, Peru started protecting the remaining cormorants — it's one of the first examples of a government stepping in to protect a natural resource.

又过了数十年，秘鲁开始保护剩余的冠鸬鹚——是政府涉足保护自然资源的先例之。

It's swelteringly hot, and only vigorous panting can prevent the birds from fatal overheating.

里相当酷热，黑喉鸬鹚只好加速呼吸避免中暑。

These days, competition for modern fishing techniques, means the Huangs can't make a living from traditional cormorant fishing alone.

而如今，现代捕鱼技术的激烈竞争意味老汉已不能靠鸬鹚捕鱼统的手段谋生了。

Captain Delannoy navigates his container ship towards the lock at Chatou, past cormorants and swans, houseboats and parks.

德拉努瓦船长驾驶他的集装箱船驶向沙特乌的船闸，经过鸬鹚和天鹅、船屋和公园。

A cormorant may be looking for lunch, but chasing a porcupine puffer fish is all about fun.

鸬鹚也许在寻找午餐，但追逐只剌鲀纯属是为了好玩。

Li is one of the cleanest rivers in China, a favorite spot for fishermen with their trained cormorants.

漓江是中国最清澈的河流之，是捕鱼者和他们训练有素的鸬鹚最爱的捕鱼点。

On the tips of other trees, long-tailed cormorants, Madagascan bee-eaters and kingfishers perched, looking for food.

在其他树尖上，长尾鸬鹚、马达加斯加食蜂鸟和翠鸟栖息，寻找食物。

The cormorants bring the fish back to the boat. The fish are then taken and thrown into a big basket by Damin.

鸬鹚把鱼带回到船上。鱼被取出来，扔进大民的个大筐里。

His nine cormorants, the unmissable lead actors of every performance, have taken already their positions under the audience's gaze.

他那九只鸬鹚，作为每场演出不可或缺的主角，已经在观众的注视下就位。

But in the mid-1800s, a bird called the guanay cormorant was considered the most valuable in the world!

但在十九世纪中叶，种被称为冠鸬鹚的鸟则被公认为是世界上最具价值的动物！

And the locals no longer rely on cormorant fishing as a means of a living.

而当地人也不再靠鸬鹚捕鱼为生。

But while the guano boom was great for agriculture, it was bad news for the guanay cormorant and other seabirds that called the islands home.

虽然鸟粪为农业生产带来了巨大的收益，但对于居住在些岛屿上的冠鸬鹚及其它海鸟来说，却是个坏消息。

From the time it first hatched, each of these cormorants has been reared to a life of obedience to its master.

从出生的那刻起，每个鸬鹚就开始被训练成为忠仆。

Cormorant fishing was once practiced in lots of places in South-East China, and there were many fishermen in the area.

鸬鹚捕鱼曾经惯用于中国东南部的很多地方，而且在该地区有许多渔民。

To be honest, manipulating birds to catch fish can seem cruel.

老实说，利用鸬鹚捕鱼可能有些残忍。

It's said the cormorants can keep a tally of the fish they catch, at least up to seven.

据说鸬鹚能够记住它们捕获的鱼的数目，至少能记住七条。

The " White Dew" solar terms each year happens to be when newborn cormorant chicks are growing, and is also when river fish fatten for winter hibernation.

每年的白露节气正好是新生的鸬鹚幼鸟成长之时，也是江中鱼为冬季休眠而增肥的时候。

In their eyes, cormorants are their closest companions.

在他们眼中，鸬鹚是最亲密的伙伴。