But shorter hindlimbs were actually better.

但实际上，后肢较短更有利。

But its hindlimbs are where things get really strange.

但它的后肢是事情变得非常 奇怪的地方。

And just like real ostriches, many of the ostrich mimics had long, powerful hindlimbs.

就像真正的鸵鸟一样，许多鸵鸟拟态动物都有长而有力的后肢。

With those claws and long hindlimbs, it was a better climber than most modern bats.

有了这些爪子和长长的后肢，它比大多数现代蝙蝠更善于攀爬。

He suggested that the pelvis and  hindlimbs of pterosaurs fit together like those of birds instead of like bats.

他认为翼龙的骨盆和后肢像鸟类一样合在一起，而不像蝙蝠。

Their footprints show that, although their hindlimbs left deeper footprints, indicating that the rear limbs were carrying most of the weight, they also left shallow handprints.

他们的脚印显示，虽然他们的后肢留下了较深的脚印，说明后肢承担了大部分的重量，但他们也留下了较浅的手印。

The skeleton wasn't complete, but there were enough parts of the arms, legs, and tail to know that the forelimbs of this dinosaur were shorter than the hindlimbs.

骨架并不完整， 但有足够的手臂、腿和尾巴部分，可以看出这种恐龙的前肢比后肢短。

In elephants and sauropods, as those animals got larger throughout their evolution, their humerus and femur grew longer, while the other bones in their forelimbs, hindlimbs, and feet became shorter, more compressed, or even fused together.

在大象和蜥脚类动物中，随着这些动物在整个进化过程中变大，它们的肱骨和股骨变长，而前肢、后肢和脚中的其他骨骼变得更短、更压缩，甚至融合在一起。