黄石公园的剧情简介 · · · · · ·
本纪录片将带我们亲历野生动物在季节极限下的生活。领略它们在零下40度采取的保护措施 ,经历狂怒的森林火灾或防治权利滋生……
Yellowstone Is No Ordinary Wilderness. It Has The Distinction Of Being The Worlds’ First National Park And Is A Lost World Of Vast Plains, Lush Meadows And Endless Forests Defended On All Sides By Towering Mountains. It Is The Most Extensive Thermal Area On Earth With More Than 10,000 Boiling Springs, Fumaroles And Bubbling Mud Pots And More Geysers Than The Rest Of The World Put Together. It‘s These Strange Natural Wonders That First Made Yellowstone Famous And Still Make It Unique Today. It Is Also The Natural Beauty Of Yellowstone Combined With Its Iconic Inhabitants That Attract Millions To Visit Every Year. Home To America’s Last Great Bison Herds, The Grizzly Bear And Realm Of The Grey Wolf, This Landmark Series Reveals The Grandeur Of This Unique Place As Its Animals Struggle To Survive Over The Course Of The Vividly Changing Seasons.
Join The Charismatic Cast Of Yellowstone’s Wildlife As They Turn To Face The Extreme Challenges Of The Seasons And Discover Just What It Takes To Brave Temperatures 40 Degrees Below Zero, To Live Through Raging Forest Fires Or To Fight To The Death For The Right To Breed. The Daily Struggles Of The Wildlife Are Intimately Linked To Yellowstone’s Greatest Secret: That Sleeping Right Beneath The Snow Is Probably The World’s Largest Volcano. The Fate Of Everything In This Extraordinary Wilderness Is In The Hands Of Forces More Powerful Than We Can Possibly Imagine.
资料:黄石国家公园
黄石国家公园(Yellowstone National Park)位于美国(The United States of America)西部北落基山和中落基山之间的熔岩高原上,绝大部分在怀俄明州的西北部。海拔2,134-2,438米,面积8,956平方公里。
黄石河、黄石湖纵贯其中,有峡谷、瀑布、温泉以及间歇喷泉等,景色秀丽,引人入胜。其中尤以每小时喷水一次的“老实泉”最著名。园内森林茂密,还牧养了一些残存的野生动物如美洲野牛等,供人观赏。园内设有历史古迹博物馆。
自从1872年黄石公园创办以来,已有六千多万人来此观光。游人来自五湖四海,形形色色,所获得的感受自然也就丰富多彩,各不相同:有赏心悦目的赞美,有敬畏或惊诧的感叹,有肃然起敬的沉思,有惊险恐惧的刺激,有对大自然威力和宁静的领悟,还有悲喜交加的经历……
黄石公园是世界上最原始最古老的国家公园。根据1872年3月1日的美国国会法案,黄石公园“为了人民的利益被批准成为公众的公园及娱乐场所”,同时也是“为了使她所有的树木,矿石的沉积物,自然奇观和风景,以及其他景物都保持现有的自然状态而免于破坏”。
在辽阔的怀俄明州自然森林区内,黄石国家公园占地约9,000公顷。在那里可以看到令人印象深刻的地热现象,同时还有3,000多眼间歇泉,喷气孔和温泉。黄石国家公园还以拥有灰熊,狼,野牛和麋鹿(不是中国的那种))等野生动物而闻名于世。
最初吸引人们的兴趣并使黄石成为国家公园的显著特征是地质方面的地热现象,这里拥有比世界上其他所有地方都多的间歇泉和温泉、彩色的黄石河大峡谷、化石森林,以及黄石湖。