与恐龙同行（2025）

The two giants were locked in an evolutionary arms race
这两种远古巨兽不断地适应和演化
adapted to battle each other.
不过埃里克认为三角龙
But Eric thinks Triceratops
有一张制胜王牌
may have had a surprising trump card.
这块化石碎片
This fossilized fragment
是从三角龙头骨后部
was once part of the huge frill
延伸出来的巨大颈盾的一部分
extending from the back of the skull,
但颈盾并不是实心骨骼
but it wasn't solid bone.
可以看到这块颈盾化石的表面
All these vascular channels on the surface,
有许多的凹陷凹槽
all these pits and grooves that are in it
它们是血管留下的痕迹
go all over the surface of the frill.
这说明三角龙的颈盾上布满了血管
This surface was covered in a lot of blood vessels.
对埃里克来说丰富的血管意味着
The blood flow suggests to Eric
三角龙的颈盾不只是一个防御盾牌
a Triceratops frill was more than just a shield.
我觉得三角龙的颈盾可以变色
The idea is they could change the colour pattern of their frill,
它们可以变换出不同颜色
flash these different colours.
让大量血液涌入颈盾
Pushing all this blood up into its frill
应该是传递信♥号♥♥的方式
this would be a great way to send a message.
让它看起来很可怕
It would have been really intimidating.
这两种巨兽势均力敌
The giants are evenly matched.
它们的体重都超过8吨♥
Each weighs over eight tonnes,
都配备了可怕的武器
each with fearsome weapon
不过三角龙亮出了自己的"王牌"
but Triceratops plays his trump card.
血液涌入它的颈盾
Flushing blood into his frill
形成了巨大的彩色眼斑
creates huge colourful eye spots.
这让三角龙看起来更加庞大
They make Triceratops seem even bigger.
然而作为顶级掠食者的霸王龙
But T Rex isn't apex predator
并不容易被吓退
for nothing.
双方陷入僵持
Stalemate.
但霸王龙
But for T Rex,
在附近发现了一只更容易得手的猎物
there's still an easier meal close by.
大部分幼龙都无法活到成年
Most young dinosaurs never made it to adulthood
克洛弗也不例外
and Clover was no exception.
随着发掘工作的结束
But as the dig season draws to a close,
克洛弗的死亡原因仍然是个谜
her exact cause of death is still unknown.
我们不确定幼龙克洛弗是怎么死的
You know we're not sure how baby Clover died,
我们在它的骨骼化石上
in digging her bones up,
没有发现遭到攻击的任何迹象
we haven't found any evidence of predation,
它似乎没有受到伤害
there doesn't seem to be any injuries,
没有咬痕之类的痕迹
no bite marks, things like that.
所以我们还不能确定它的死因
Up to this point, it remains a mystery.
装好了
Got it.
好的
Alright.
不过可以确定的是
But we do know one thing,
如果克洛弗是被霸王龙捕杀的
if Clover had died as a meal for T Rex,
我们根本不可能发现它的骨骼化石
there probably wouldn't be any remains at all.
留给克洛弗的时间不多了
For Clover, it seems as if time has run out.
好在它也有一项优势
But she still has one advantage,
它的体形
her size.
霸王龙只顾着追击克洛弗
With T Rex distracted,
并没有察觉到危险在靠近
a moment of surprise.
又一次遭遇地球史上最臭名昭著的猎手
Clover has survived her encounter
克洛弗逃过了一劫
with history's most infamous killer.
它暂时安全了
For now, she's safe.
虽然这只年迈的雄性三角龙
And while this old bull
并不喜欢这个小家伙的陪伴
may not seek the company of a youngster,
但是克洛弗不会放弃求生
Clover's not giving up just yet.