except that elephant seals make a better story.

不过如果是海象这个故事可能更完美
So imagine that these elephant seals--

想像这是一群海象
it turns out that there are two possible mating strategies

存在两种可能的交配策略
for male elephant seals.

这是对雄海象来说的
By the way, do you all know what elephant seals are?

顺便问一下你们知道海象是什么吗
They're these big--people are looking blankly at me.

它们很大很多人对这个很茫然
You all have some rough image in your mind of an elephant seal?

你们对海象都有大概的概念吗
You've all seen enough nature shows at night?

你们晚上都看过动物世界吧
Yes, no, yes? Okay,

有看过没看过好的
so there are two male mating strategies for the male elephant seal.

对雄性海象来说有两种交配的策略
One successful male mating strategy is to be the head,

其中一个成功的交配策略是成为首领
the dominant, or a dominant elephant male,

成为海象群的首领