棱皮龟没有鲸脂，但它们有和爬行类动物相似的结构：厚且含油的皮肤，下面有一层纤维，再下面是脂肪组织。
Leatherbacks do not have blubber, but they do have a reptilian equivalent: thick, oil-saturated skin, with a layer of fibrous, fatty tissue just beneath it.
一个泰国建筑师将其对大象的热爱兑现于以此厚皮类动物设计了这个住宅办公综合楼。
A Thai architect took his love for elephants and designed a luxury residence and office building in the shape of a pachyderm.
泰国、斯里兰卡、马来西亚甚至美洲的造纸商们早已用厚皮动物的粪便达到同样的效果。
Paper producers in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and even America have employed pachyderm poop to the same effect.
一种长着厚皮，长鼻子，大耳朵和白色象牙的哺乳动物。
A: a big mammal with thick skin, long trunk, big ears and white tusks.
日本研究者们于今年将发起一项研究，通过克隆技术使早已灭绝的猛犸象复生，在5年的时间里将古老的厚皮动物重生。
Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time.
推荐理由：谁不喜欢厚皮类动物和美好的结局呢？
这就是布朗克斯动物园中34岁的亚洲雌象“快乐”向研究者们展示厚皮类动物能在镜子中认出自己的方式。这种复杂行为仅在少数几个物种身上能观察到。
That is how a 34-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo showed researchers that pachyderms can recognize themselves in a mirror - complex behaviour observed in only a few other species.
更令人吃惊的是，这种厚皮动物的前肢和后肢在加速和刹停功能上起着相同作用。
More surprising is that pachyderms' front and rear legs are equal footing when it comes to acceleration and braking.
更令人吃惊的是，这种厚皮动物的前肢和后肢在加速和刹停功能上起着相同作用。
More surprising is that pachyderms' front and rear legs are equal footing when it comes to acceleration and braking.
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