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This plant eater is a formidable creature.
這種食草恐龍是一種可怕的生物。
Eight meters long, three meters high, weighing up to six tons.
體長八米，身高三米，身體重達(dá)六噸。
Triceratops is an amazing animal simply because it was absolutely enormous.
三角龍是一種令人驚嘆的動物，只是因為它真的非常龐大。
They had this big massive body with a big gut,
龐大的身軀里有一副巨大的內(nèi)臟，
so you know, we're talking of an animal that's maybe four or five tons.
你要知道，我們是在談?wù)撘环N四五噸重的動物。
A Triceratops is half as tall as a T. Rex, yet it weighs about the same.
三角龍的身高只有雷克斯霸王龍的一半，但是二者的體重卻相當(dāng)。
The difference is how that weight is distributed.
區(qū)別就在于重量分布的不同。
Its back legs are straight like a rhino.
它的后腿非常直，就像犀牛。
Its front legs splay out like a lizard.
它的前腿呈八字形，就像蜥蜴。
This design pushes its center of gravity toward its head -which weighs half a ton.
這種構(gòu)造迫使它身體的重心移到了頭部——足有半噸重的頭部。
Therefore when a Triceratops stands on its ground,
因此，當(dāng)三角龍屹立在戰(zhàn)場時，
it's rock solid built for a direct frontal attack.
它猶如一尊磐石，能夠承受來自正面的直接攻擊。
This powerful head and shoulders protect a body covered in a hide so soft,
強壯的頭部和肩部很好地保護(hù)了柔軟的身體，
a T. Rex could slice right through it.
不至于會被雷克斯霸王龍撕成碎片。
Triceratops had this wonderful, protective thing on the front of its head.
三角龍的頭部有著神奇的保護(hù)構(gòu)造。
It's got a frill that protects its neck, one of the most vulnerable places on the animal.
它的褶邊可以保護(hù)自己的頸部，那里是動物最脆弱的部位。
The frill is solid bone six times thicker than a human skull.
這種褶邊由高密度的骨骼組成厚度，相當(dāng)于人類顱骨的六倍。
To foil an opponent, it's strongest at the edges.
為了能阻擋對手，它的邊緣異常的堅硬。
This frill forms an almost impenetrable shield,
這些褶邊組成了一塊堅不可摧的盾牌，
one able to repel the most powerful jaws the earth has ever known.
能夠抵御自然界中最強的撕咬。
The frill, the bone over the neck, is that thick.
這些褶邊，就是脖子上的骨頭，有這么厚。
It's in several layers, and it's a composite armor.
而且有好幾層，就像是一種復(fù)合護(hù)甲。
On top would be a thick layer of fingernail-like skin, almost impossible to bite through.
最上面是一層厚厚的像手指甲一樣的表皮，幾乎不可能被咬穿。
This four-legged monster is well protected and dangerous.
這種四足巨獸不僅防護(hù)嚴(yán)密，而且極度危險。
Triceratops is heavily armed and heavily armored and can kill you.
全副武裝并防護(hù)嚴(yán)密的三角龍能置你于死地。
For a Triceratops, power is everything.
對三角龍來說，力量高于一切。
Sometimes they even take on members of their own species in a battle for dominance.
有時為了獲得統(tǒng)治權(quán)，它們甚至還會同室操戈。
