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Plants have a family tree
植物的历史
stretching back nearly half a billion years.
可回溯至将近五亿年前
They have developed an extraordinary range of strategies to survive.
它们为了生存 发展出许多让人惊奇的策略
This tree is a bristlecone pine.
这是一棵刺果松
It's taken thousands of years to reach this size.
它花了几千年才长到这么大
It has seen empires rise and fall,
它看尽帝国崛起，衰微
kings, queens and presidents come and go
王朝兴盛更迭
and may have seen the sun rise more than 1.5 million times.
而且可能历经了 一百五十多万次的日出日落
Bristlecone pines are the oldest living things on Earth.
刺果松是世界上最长寿的生物
Bamboo is the fastest growing plant.
竹子则是生长速度最快的植物
It will be full-grown - 30 metres tall - in just 90 days.
短短九十天 就能长到三十公尺高
Like animals, plants are constantly competing for food.
植物和动物一样 无时无刻不在抢夺食物
Striving to produce offspring
努力繁衍后代
and battling against predators.
对抗掠食动物
They will deceive and, in some cases,
有的会欺瞒拐骗
they will even hunt.
有的甚至会猎食
