What it looked like
Triceratops was a dinosaur a bit like a rhinoceros. It walked on four thick legs and had three horns on its face, and a large bony plate sticking up from the back of its skull (a frill). The horns probably provided protection from predators. It had a large skull, up to 3 m long, one of the largest skulls of any land animal ever discovered. Its head was nearly one-third as long as its body. Triceratops hatched from eggs.Triceratops weighed up to 6-12 tons. It had a parrot-like beak, many cheek teeth, and powerful jaws.

What it ate
Triceratops was an herbivore, a plant eater. It probably ate cycads, palms, and other low-lying plants with its tough beak. Triceratops could chew well with its cheek teeth.

How it moved around
Triceratops walked on four short legs. From looking at its legs and fossil footprints, scientists think it was a fairly slow-moving dinosaur.

How it probably behaved
Triceratops was probably a herding animal. Triceratops hatched from eggs, which may have been cared for by adults.

When threatened by predators, Triceratops probably charged into its enemy like the modern-day rhinoceros does. This would have worked very well.