類別

動物的拼圖

參賽者

蕭世輝

作品名稱

展翅高飛 Soaring to Great Heights

科學圖說 Scientific introduction

生活在海中的飛魚，發展出一套空中短程飛行的特殊裝置，用來避敵延續生命。當飛魚受到掠食者或航行船舶驚擾，會鼓起並展開特化的胸鰭。在短短1至2秒內，多次奮力扭動尾部，以稍長的尾鰭下緣，在海面劃出眾多優美的連接號。當累積足夠的動能時，就可打直魚身、攤平胸鰭，如滑翔翼般離水，短暫飛行一段距離。由此快速轉換身處的環境，躲避原本可能的敵害。

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The flying fish lives in the ocean, but has developed unique adaptations that allow it short flights above the water to avoid predators. When encountering a predator or startled by an ocean-going vessel it will extend and puff up its pectoral fins and take flight for one to two seconds. It spares no effort in twisting and moving its tail. The long tail fin creates a beautiful wake. When it gathers enough kinetic energy, it straightens out its body to allow its pectoral fins to lie flat, and glides above the water’s surface for a short distance. It can therefore quickly escape its surroundings and hide from a possible predator.

類別

動物的拼圖

參賽者

黃恒日

作品名稱

森林攝影師 Forest Photographer

科學圖說 Scientific introduction

猴，靈長之族，每觀其狀，如照鏡中人類，思人之往昔與性情。大概也是觀猴察人情之思慮，我開始了拍猴之路，1年時間，20幾次來到牠們的聚居地，跟蹤拍攝，記錄喜怒哀樂，用鏡頭見證興衰榮辱，一代代小猴子的出生成長，猴王王位之爭的殘酷與悲壯。拍猴是猴，既為猴，便有猴子的天性。好動活潑，愛模仿，在樹梢之間輕盈靈動，如森林裡的精靈。拍猴不是猴，繪其似人之狀。牠們對相機世界的好奇給我歡樂，母子相依的溫情給我感動，地位食物之爭給我思考。一年的拍攝，累積的是猴子的故事，豐厚的是我的心靈。

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Every time I observe monkeys, these primates, it is like looking into a human mirror. Over a period of one year, I came to where these monkeys lived more than 20 times, tracking them, photographing them and recording their every mood from happy to angry to sad. Through the lens, I captured them in many situations and behaviors. I witnessed juvenile monkeys growing into adults and the competition for alpha male turn cruel. These monkeys are active and like to imitate. They move gracefully among the treetops, like spirits of the forest. They are curious about the camera and come to play with it. The warmth between mother and child moved me and the competition for food and position made me think. During that year of photography, I accumulated many stories of these monkeys, which have enriched my life.