When it comes to wild headgear(頭飾)， these animals top the list. Some have antlers(茸角，鹿角). Some have horns¹. Others have spikes² or feathers. Animals often use this gear (衣著，服裝) to protect themselves or to find a mate.

提到野生動(dòng)物的頭飾，下列這些動(dòng)物可謂首屈一指。有些如鹿角；還有的如牛、羊角；另外一些動(dòng)物長(zhǎng)有刺或羽毛。動(dòng)物通常用這身裝束來(lái)保護(hù)自己或?qū)ふ遗渑肌?/p>

Most male deer have antlers. Antlers are bones that grow in spring and drop off(掉下，落下) in winter. Male deer use their antlers to fight each other. The winner will attract lots of females.

大多數(shù)雄鹿有茸角。茸角屬于骨質(zhì)結(jié)構(gòu)，它們?cè)诖禾扉L(zhǎng)出來(lái)，冬天脫落。雄鹿使用鹿角相互攻擊。勝者將吸引許多雌鹿。

Horns never stop growing. As the horns on this male dall sheep(野大白羊) grow， they curve(彎曲) forward and upward. Dall sheep use their horns to defend themselves against enemies. Young males and females have shorter horns.

牛、羊角一直都在生長(zhǎng)。圖中這頭雄性野大白羊的角，它們隨著生長(zhǎng)向前和向上彎曲。野大白羊用角抵御敵人保護(hù)自己。雌、雄性小羊的角相比都更短些。

Most animals won't eat a horned lizard (蜥蜴) like this one. It wouldn't be good to swallow something with head spikes!

多數(shù)動(dòng)物都不會(huì)吃像這樣一只長(zhǎng)角的蜥蜴。吞下一只頭上長(zhǎng)有尖刺的東西不會(huì)很舒服的!

A tall bird called a cassowary(鶴鴕) grows one wide horn that looks like a helmet³. When this bird walks through thick rainforest， it lowers its horn and dashes⁴ headfirst(頭朝前地). The horn protects it from branches and twigs(細(xì)枝).

有一種高大的鳥(niǎo)類叫鶴鴕，頭上長(zhǎng)著一個(gè)看上去像頭盔一樣寬大的角。當(dāng)這種鳥(niǎo)在濃密的雨林中行走時(shí)，它低下它的角用頭向前開(kāi)路。這個(gè)角保護(hù)它免受大小樹(shù)枝的傷害。

This Steller's jay(暗冠藍(lán)鴉) sometimes makes its thick head feathers stand on end. It's saying， \"I'm tough and ready to fight.\"

這只暗冠藍(lán)鴉有時(shí)會(huì)使它頭頂濃密的羽毛都豎立起來(lái)。那是在說(shuō)：“我很強(qiáng)壯，隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備戰(zhàn)斗?！?/p>

注釋：

1. horn n. (牛、羊等動(dòng)物的)角

2. spike n．骨狀突出物，尖狀物

3. helmet n.盔，帽盔

4. dash vi. 猛撞， 猛擊