沙漠是地球上嚴酷的生存競技場之一,能身在其中的都具備超越想像的身體極限。
終年降雨稀少且蒸發快,晝夜溫差劇烈,正是這種將生物逼入絕境的冷熱極端,成為了推動身體機能極限的強大催化劑。在這裡,植物演化出晚上才呼吸的特殊省水光合作用,動物則自備強大的散熱與儲水機制。
本展區將帶領觀眾追隨留在沙地上的足跡,深入這場跨越百萬年的生存拔河,解鎖隱藏在風沙中的生存線索,見證生命如何將環境的極致匱乏,逆轉成自然生態的奇蹟。
The desert is one of Earth's harshest arenas of survival. Those who live here all possess physical limits beyond imagination.
Rain is scarce year-round and evaporation is swift. The swing between day and night is extreme. It is this heat and cold, pushing life to the brink, that becomes a powerful catalyst for the body's outer limits. Here, plants have evolved a water-saving photosynthesis that breathes only at night, while animals come equipped with formidable ways to shed heat and store water.
This gallery will lead you to follow the footprints left in the sand, into a million-year tug-of-war for survival, unlocking the clues hidden in wind and dust, and witnessing how life turns utter scarcity into a miracle of the natural world.