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 T-Rex is impressive and it's powerful, but compare to Ankylosaurus, it is relatively1 lightly built. Protective plates made of bone and cartilage covered this lumbering2 creature from head to tail. Light, but extremely strong, the hide of Ankylosaurus is built like a bullet-proof vest. And most importantly, Ankylosaurus is armed with a deadly weapon, a bony club. 

 
If that club were to connect into the skull3 of the T-Rex, or into the shin and foot of the T. Rex, it would shatter those bones. 
 
I think that one good blow by the tail club would be enough to deter4 this Tyrannosaurus.
 
Ankylosaurus are plant-eaters, but they are designed to kill. Even a Tyrannosaurus Rex would struggle to bring one down. 
 
T-Rex has a refined array of senses, including an acute sense of smell that should lead it straight to the meal. Behind the nostrils5 are large cavernous chambers6 lined with sheets of sensory7 tissue able to detect odors. The olfactory8 bulbs transmit that information back to the brain. 
 
One of the big surprises was the size of the olfactory bulbs, part of the brain associated with processing information about smells in the environment.
 
To increase the number of odor detectors9, the area containing sensory tissue is designed like a radiator10.
 
A T-Rex could pick up even the slightest scent11 of meat and from a long distance. 
 
T-Rex had a sense of smell equivalent to 100 bloodhounds all duct-taped together.
 
They certainly had the largest olfactory lobe12 of any animal, living or extinct, on this planet. 
 
This is a vital tool for a hunter. From a substantial distance, a T-Rex can hold in on prey13 or pick up their hatchlings' distinct scent.

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1 relatively bkqzS3     
adv.比较...地，相对地
参考例句：
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
2 lumbering FA7xm     
n.采伐林木
参考例句：
  • Lumbering and, later, paper-making were carried out in smaller cities. 木材业和后来的造纸都由较小的城市经营。
  • Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不发达的国家，伐木业十分重要。
3 skull CETyO     
n.头骨；颅骨
参考例句：
  • The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
  • He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。
4 deter DmZzU     
vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住
参考例句：
  • Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
  • Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。
5 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
6 chambers c053984cd45eab1984d2c4776373c4fe     
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅
参考例句：
  • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
7 sensory Azlwe     
adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的
参考例句：
  • Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
  • The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。
8 olfactory Z5EzW     
adj.嗅觉的
参考例句：
  • He is to develop a sensor to substitute for the olfactory abilities of dogs.克罗克将研制一种传感器用以代替狗的嗅觉功能。
  • Based on these findings, Keller suspects that each person has an olfactory blind spot.根据这些发现，凯勒推断，每个人都有一个嗅觉盲区。
9 detectors bff80b364ed19e1821aa038fae38df83     
探测器( detector的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
  • This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
10 radiator nTHxu     
n.暖气片，散热器
参考例句：
  • The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
  • Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。
11 scent WThzs     
n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉
参考例句：
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
12 lobe r8azn     
n.耳垂，（肺，肝等的）叶
参考例句：
  • Tiny electrical sensors are placed on your scalp and on each ear lobe.小电器传感器放置在您的头皮和对每个耳垂。
  • The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for controlling movement.大脑前叶的功能是控制行动。
13 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

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