Bush Chooses Utah Governor to Head the Environmental Protect

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(WB) As Dr. Miller mentioned, we're trying to recruit volunteers for the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. But before I get into the details of the volunteer program, I'd just like to tell you a little about what we do there. One of our main jobs is to keep

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第48期:希望夜里不会有事发生

They're not going to follow the Tenontosaurus because they don't want to keep him on high alert. 它们此刻不会跟踪腱龙了，因为它们不希望腱龙一直高度警惕。 They'll wait for nightfall and follow his blood trail, they'll know

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第49期:腱龙战败被分食一空

Trapped in a thick grove of trees, Tenontosaurus is helpless. 被困在浓密的树林里腱龙显得孤立无援。 His immense weight and powerful tail, useless. 它庞大的身躯和强力的尾巴已无用武之地。 The Raptors attacks as a pac

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第47期:让猎物慢慢流血而死

One swing of the tail scatters the pack. 它摆动一下尾巴就能驱散大群的恐爪龙。 Although Deinonychus is a nasty dude and he's got some pretty wicked weapons he still has a very light bird-like skeletal structure. 虽然恐爪龙非常残

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第40期:北美发现最惊人景观之一

A closer inspection of the Tenontosaurus revealed cuts and slashes in the bone, made by the teeth of Raptors. 仔细检查腱龙骨骼能发现迅猛龙造成的伤口和齿痕。 Proof that there were more than four Raptors in this pack. 这说明这群

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第41期:身体被踩的像煎饼一样

Alone or in a group, this dinosaur's greatest strength was its colossal bulk. 无论是单独或群体的腱龙，最大的优势来自其庞大的身躯。 But despite its staggering power, the Tenontosaurus had two inherent weaknesses. 但尽管其力

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第39期:迅猛龙被神秘力量压碎

On a barren hillside in the badlands of Montana, a group of paleontologists had uncovered a 115-million-year-old site. 在蒙大拿不毛之地的荒芜山坡上，一队古生物学家发现了一亿一千五百万年前的古战场。 Four deadly R

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第36期:接二连三发现骸骨

Then, Ostrum's crew made another discovery - lying next to the Raptor was a second skeleton. 紧接着，奥斯特伦姆的团队有了另一个发现，在迅猛龙旁边还有第二具骸骨。 Two Raptors, side by side. 两头迅猛龙紧挨着。

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第108期:鸟类有非常特化的肺

Utahraptor stood 3 meters tall and weighed over half a ton, which made it a top predator of the middle Cretaceous period. 犹他盗龙站立时高三米，体重达半吨，这使其成为白垩纪中期的一个顶级掠食者。 The Raptor family i

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