The tuatara is New Zealand's most iconic reptile native.

喙头蜥是新西兰最具标志性爬行动物。

Snail slime is a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along.

蜗牛粘液是蜗牛爬行时分泌一种润滑粘液。

And, of course, some reptilian tongues reach a fork in their roads.

当然，有些爬行动物舌头在伸出来时候还可以分叉。

There we were, knee deep in water, crawling through mangrove roots.

我们就在那里，膝盖深水里，在红树林根部爬行。

And physically he's so impressive in the way that he moves and yet so creepy.

他身体扭动方式尤其出彩如同蛇爬行。

The Solomons have only a quarter of the reptiles and birds that New Guinea has.

所罗门只有新几内亚1/4爬行动物和鸟类。

But why do tears from an ancient, unfeeling reptile mean false sadness?

但为什么一只古老、无情爬行动物眼泪意味着虚假呢？

Beside the creepy way they move, snakes and worms have something else in common.

除了令人毛骨悚然爬行方式，蛇以及蠕虫还有其他共同点。

At sea, though, the most abundant reptiles were the ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.

但是在海里，最繁盛爬行动物要属鱼龙和蛇颈龙了。

Australia has almost 1,000 different reptile species, including some of the most dangerous snakes.

大洋洲有近1000种不同爬行动物，包括一些最危险蛇。

He crept along again, and the turves upon his back crept with him.

他又往前爬行，背上草皮块也跟随他移动。

They dubbed their prototype " Patania, " after the world's fastest caterpillar.

他们以世界上爬行最快毛虫给它命名为“帕塔尼亚”。

These plants were then eaten by the first crawling and flying insects.

这些植物被第一批爬行和飞行昆虫吃掉。

Pitfall traps are used to catch small crawling insects and animals.

陷阱用来捕捉爬行小昆虫和动物。

While reptiles from crocodiles to turtles to snakes to dinosaurs stayed in the egg business.

而从鳄鱼到海龟到蛇到恐龙这样爬行动物仍然会生蛋。

He says that it is uncommon for such an animal to be fast.

“这种动物爬行速度之快，实属罕见。”

Hundreds of millions of years ago, reptilian predators called ichthyosaurs swam the seas.

亿万年前，名为“鱼龙”爬行动物捕食者在海洋中游动。

For instance, here's the smallest reptile, the nano-chameleon.

例如，这是最小爬行动物，纳米变色龙。

So, you're half cold, unfeeling reptile, half...also cold...equally unfeeling machine. - Yes.

所以你一半是没有感觉爬行动物，另一半… … 也是同样没感觉冰冷机器。- 是。

Birds lay eggs, but unlike the eggs of reptiles, birds' eggs have hard shells.

鸟类产蛋，但不像爬行类蛋，鸟类蛋有坚硬壳。