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Small and low-slung, this vegetarian can not only survive a T. Rex attack,
矮小的甲龍不僅能抵御雷克斯霸王龍的攻擊，
but sometimes it can even defeat one.
有時還能干掉一兩個。
Its first line of defense is a tanklike body.
它的第一道防線，就是這個坦克一樣的身軀。
Its primary form of defending itself might be hunkering down onto the ground,
它主要的自我防御手段也許就是將腹部緊貼地面，
letting its armored body protect from the teeth and the claws of the Tyrannosaurus.
用身上的護甲來抵御霸王龍的尖牙和利爪的攻擊。
Ankylosaurus' specialized armor is designed to be strong and lightweight.
甲龍的這種特殊的護甲不但堅硬，而且還很輕巧。
Skeletal plates embedded in the skin are aligned in regular rows down the neck, back, and hips.
嵌在皮膚下的骨骼板沿著頸部，背部，臀部一路排列地整整齊齊。
Spaces between the plates allow this balky creature to move freely.
骨板之間的都留有空隙，可以讓這個遲緩的生物行動自如。
While similar to scales found on today's crocodiles or alligators,
盡管在現(xiàn)在的鱷魚身上也與之構造相類似的鱗片，
the way these plates are constructed makes them much tougher.
但是那些骨板的特殊構造使得甲龍更頑強。
Ankylosaurus has not one, not two, but three layers of armor.
甲龍的護甲不是一層，也不是兩層而是三層。
And the head is so protected by thick bone that not even an adult female T. Rex could inflict a killing bite.
它的頭部被厚重的骨骼保護得很好，就算是雌性的成年雷克斯霸王龍無法給其致命一咬。
The plates are totally unlike the bones of mammals.
其裝甲與哺乳動物的骨骼截然不同。
They're made of crisscrossing layers of minerals and collagen
它們是由礦物質和膠原蛋白構成的交錯網(wǎng)層，
fibers made of protein that strengthen bone the way steel rods reinforce concrete.
而膠原蛋白是一種蛋白質纖維，它能像鋼筋強化混凝土一樣強化骨質。
It's a design used today in bulletproof jackets.
這也是當今防彈衣的設計原理。
Interwoven layers can absorb the power of a plercing attack.
相互交織的層面能吸收強有力的攻擊。
Ankylosaurus pretty much was not afraid of anything because it would be very difficult to kill this beast.
甲龍幾乎無所畏懼，因為要想殺掉這頭野獸可不容易。
