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The Story of Birds — the mystery of their evolution from dinosaurs
鸟的故事:它们从恐龙演化而来的奥秘

What’s the link between a T-Rex and a farmyard chicken? Steve Brusatte reveals all in his enjoyable tour of evolutionary science
霸王龙和农场里的鸡有什么关系?史蒂夫•布鲁萨特在这本趣味横生的进化科学导览中一一揭示。

Birds are dinosaurs. This is one of those facts that you are sure is true but are not entirely sure why. The problem is this: the theory of evolution is deceptively simple. Like all great scientific theories, its genius is hidden beneath a superficial layer of accessibility (perhaps none more so than evolution), and to understand it fully requires careful extrication by a talented and experienced guide.

鸟类就是恐龙。这是那种你明明确信它为真,却又说不清到底为什么的事实之一。问题在于:进化论表面看来简单得近乎迷惑人。和所有伟大的科学理论一样,它的精妙之处隐藏在那层看似浅显易懂的外壳之下(进化论在这方面尤甚),要真正理解它,需要一位才华横溢、经验丰富的引导者细致地为你层层剖解。

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