Ankylosaurus

***Ankylosaurus*** is a large, armored dinosaur that appears in *Carnivores 2*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn*, and *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt*.

## Biology

*Ankylosaurus* is a tank-like dinosaur: its entire top side is heavily protected from carnivores with thick, bony, oval plates embedded in its leathery skin that form an armor coating. It even has bony plates shielding its eyes. *Ankylosaurus* is well protected from predators, and defends itself with its club-like tail, which it could swing around and smash into an attacking dinosaur. However, this animal is still very skittish, running away from the hunter on sight. This animal is weak in mostly on its head, due to its armor-plated back offering some protection. This animal also possesses the ability to chew plant matter, a trait unique among ankylosaurs.

## *Carnivores 2*

*Ankylosaurus* is featured in *Carnivores 2* as a pointable animal. However, it is very inaccurate. The *Ankylosaurus* in the game is smaller than its real-life counterpart and is harmless. It will flee if players approach it. It was probably meant as a replacement for the *Pachycephalosaurus* from *Carnivores*.

## *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD*

The *Ankylosaurus* returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD* as a trophy animal. This *Ankylosaurus* (like the other dinosaurs in the game) is much more anatomically correct than its PC counterpart. An *Ankyosaurus* license costs only 10 gems, and is also automatically unlocked after the hunter's first kill. Unlike in previous games, the *Ankylosaurus'* armor actually shields it from bullets, which makes the X-Ray visor extremely useful in determining the dinosaurs most vulnerable areas. When threatened or backed into a corner, the *Ankylosaurus* will turn to face its attacker and repeatedly smash the ground with its tail in an effort to intimidate the threat. The *Ankylosaurus* call is a very generic monster roar, which may confuse people into thinking a carnivore is in the area. This dinosaur has a low sense of sight, an excellent sense of smell, and an average sense of hearing. This *Ankylosaurus* is much more anatomically correct, making it slightly larger and much slower than in *Carnivores 2* and *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*.

### *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn*

The *Ankylosaurus* returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn.* The *Ankylosaurus* is once again dangerous, and kills the hunter by clubbing him with the dinosaur's clubbed tail. The *Ankylosaurus*, yet again, sounds like a generic monster. However, the in-game version is slightly inaccurate, because *Ankylosaurus* can be killed through its armor, while its real-life variant has been shown to be bullet-proof. Mutated *Ankylosaurus* can be found roaming the islands.

### *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt*

*Ankylosaurus* also returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt* with the same traits from the previous games. It's mutated variant was removed.

## Gallery

* *Ankylosaurus* in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD*.
* *Ankylosaurus* drinking in "The Great Forest".
* An *Ankylosaurus* eating at "Vengar Fjords".
* An *Ankylosaurus* walking around in "Vengar Fjords".

## External links

* For information regarding its role in the Continuum Canon, see *Ankylosaurus*.