Triceratops

Children understand that Triceratops was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived long ago and had three horns and a large frill

2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月8日 · こども図鑑
Triceratops is a kind of dinosaur.
It lived a very, very long time ago.
It had a big body and walked on four legs.

💬 What kind of dinosaur was Triceratops?

Triceratops is a kind of dinosaur. It lived a very, very long time ago. It had a big body and walked on four legs.

🤔 How many legs is the Triceratops standing on?

Triceratops has three horns.
There are two above its eyes and one above its nose.
Behind its head, it has a large frill.

💬 It has three horns

Triceratops has three horns. There are two above its eyes and one above its nose. Behind its head, it has a large frill.

🤔 How many horns are there altogether?

Triceratops ate plants, not meat.
It was a dinosaur that munched on grass and leaves.
This kind of dinosaur is called a herbivorous dinosaur.

💬 It ate grass and leaves

Triceratops ate plants, not meat. It was a dinosaur that munched on grass and leaves. This kind of dinosaur is called a herbivorous dinosaur.

🤔 Was Triceratops a dinosaur that ate grass, or a dinosaur that ate meat?

Triceratops is no longer alive today.
Fossils of its bones are found in the ground.
By studying fossils, we can learn about dinosaurs from long ago.

💬 We know from fossils

Triceratops is no longer alive today. Fossils of its bones are found in the ground. By studying fossils, we can learn about dinosaurs from long ago.

🤔 Have you ever seen dinosaur bones at a museum?