第94页:伪齿鸟
展开伪齿鸟
Wild: The much larger ancestor of water birds like the stork or pelican, Pelagornis miocaenus shares many traits with its modern-day brethren. However, it seems to spend much more time hunting for fish over the open deep-sea.
野生
伪齿鸟是如鹳和鹈鹕等水生鸟类的大型始祖,它和它的现代同胞拥有很多相似之处。然而,它似乎会花更长时间在开阔的深海海域捕鱼。
Domesticated: Because of its ability to fly, walk, and surface-swim, a tamed Pelagornis is one of the island's most versatile mounts, but this comes at a cost. The same webbed feet that allow Pelagornis to serenely maneuver along the ocean's surface prevent it from snatching prey from the ground, which may limit its appeal to some survivors.
家养
由于驯化的伪齿鸟拥有飞行,行走与在水表面游泳的能力,它可以说是岛上最多才多艺的坐骑之一了,但这一切也要付出代价。使伪齿鸟能在海洋表面肆意飞翔的脚蹼也剥夺了它抓取地面猎物的能力,这也限制了它对某些生存者的吸引力。
Known Information: In fact, I have rarely spotted a wild Pelagornis anywhere near the coasts of the main Island, as it prefers to rest its wings by paddling along on the ocean's surface rather than waddling along the Island's beaches. Perhaps this behavior is a result of its survival instincts. The early Miocene was a post-dinosaur epoch, after all, and Pelagornis would not be accustomed to such predators. Considering how quickly it flees from humans, one can hardly blame its caution.
实际上,我几乎没有在主岛的海岸边看到野生的伪齿鸟,这是由于它更喜欢在海洋的表面划行来给翅膀休息而不是在海滩上漫步。
也许这一行为特征是由它的生存本能所导致的。毕竟中新世早期是后恐龙时代,因此伪齿鸟并不会习惯这些捕食者。考虑到它在逃离人类时的迅速反应,你也没法怪罪它的这种谨慎个性了。
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