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Speed and strategy give these small hunters the edge.
速度和策略讓這些小獵人占了上風(fēng)
But neither great size nor great intelligence is any guarantee of safety from the kind of enemy that is now approaching.
不過無論是大塊頭或高智商，都不能保證怒龍能躲過即將來到的敵人
on the other side of the planet, a fireball rises 100 miles above ground zero.
在地球另一邊,一顆火球上升到撞擊點上方100英里處。
70 billion tons of pulverized stone and earth fill the upper atmosphere with a cloud of microscopic dust and glass, and it's spreading fast.
700億噸粉末狀的石頭和土壤形成了一團微塵和玻璃的云布滿高層大氣
This is the Ejecta Cloud.
這就是噴出物云團。
As the dust spreads at high altitude, trillions of tiny particles re-enter the Atmosphere.
隨著塵埃在高空擴散，上兆個微粒重新進入大氣層。
The friction creates intense heat -- A 15,000-degree dust cloud heating up everything beneath it.
這種摩擦產(chǎn)生了強烈的熱量——一團溫度高達1.5萬度的塵云加熱了下面的一切。
From their Cliff-Top Perch in the Pacific Northwest, the male and female Quetzalcoatlus have a clear view of the approaching cloud.
從西北太平洋的懸崖頂棲地，這對風(fēng)神翼龍可以清楚地看到正在靠近的云層。
Down in the valley, a thick ocean fog blocks out the sky.
山谷下方濃密的海洋霧氣遮蔽了天空
The heavy blanket of moisture makes it impossible to see the coming apocalypse.
厚重的濕氣讓人更難窺見即將來到的末日
But the animals down here do get a warning.
不過下面的動物的確接到了警告
Not from above, but from below.
不是從天上而是從地下
When the asteroid struck, most of the energy is deflected out or up.
小行星撞擊的時候大部分能量往外或者往上折射
only 1% of the force travels down into the ground.
只有百分之一的力量傳到地下
But it's enough to ring the planet like a bell.
不過這已經(jīng)能把地球像搖鈴般撼動
Seismic waves radliate both across and through the Earth.
震波以橫越和穿越地球的方式傳送開來
16 minutes and 40 sesonds after impact, they reach the Pacific Northwest.
撞擊之后16分40秒震波到達兩北太平洋岸
