Rhinos are largely sedentary animals.
大致说来,犀牛是一种定栖动物。
《牛津词典》Elephants, rhinos, and hippos don't have fur. They all live in hot places, where the trick is to keep cool.
大象、犀牛和河马都没有毛皮。他们都住在炎热的地方,在那里生活的诀窍就是保持凉爽。
Officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity.
林姆尼港的官员们对新生命的到来都感到十分开心,特别是因为黑犀牛以难以圈养而闻名。
According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a "critically endangered" status.
根据世界自然基金会表示,全球的黑犀牛数量已下降至5500头,使犀牛处于“极度濒危”状态。
Why are rhinos dying again?
为什么犀牛再一次相继死去?
Then there's the matter of the rhinos.
之后就是犀牛的问题。
The rhinos need protection and seem to be getting it.
犀牛需要保护,我们也做得不错。
Rhinohorns can be cut off without even killing rhinos.
取犀牛角甚至都不需要杀死犀牛。
There are about 16, 275 southern white rhinos, 93% of the global total.
南非还拥有约16275头南方白犀牛,占全球总数的93%。
There are two groups of people shooting rhinos in southern Africa today.
在今天的非洲大陆南部,有两类人枪击犀牛。
Since 1985 illegal hunters have shot several guards and some 500 rhinos.
自1985年以来,这里的非法偷猎者们已经杀害了数名守卫和500头左右的犀牛;
Despite the once successful Save the Rhino project, rhinos are under siege.
尽管‘拯救犀牛’计划曾非常成功,然而目前犀牛正处于危难之中。
Many are large animals, such as rhinos, tapirs, elephants, dugongs and manatees.
它们中的许多都是大型哺乳动物,比如犀牛、貘、大象、儒艮和海牛。
Poaching is most severe in South Africa, where 316 rhinos were killed this year.
南非偷猎最为严重,今年有316头犀牛被猎杀。
It confirms a big upward surge in recent years: in 2007, only 13 rhinos were poached.
它说明近年来非法猎杀犀牛上升趋势强劲:2007年,被猎杀的犀牛仅为13头。
Freeware's dirty little secret is that benefactors are about as rare as Javan rhinos.
免费软件有一个不光彩的小秘密,那就是它的捐助者差不多像爪哇犀牛一样稀有。
A new programme USES DNA technology to track rhinos and their parts to help catch poachers.
一项利用DNA技术追踪犀牛和犀牛身体部件的新保护计划有助于捕获偷猎者。
South Africa has roughly 70 percent of the world's estimated population of around 25, 000 rhinos.
南非估计有世界70%的犀牛,大概有25000头。
The wild tiger tops WWF's list of "10 to Watch in 2010", followed by polar bears, pandas and rhinos.
在世界自然基金会发布的"2010年10大保护物种"中,野生虎超越北极熊、熊猫和犀牛,被列于首位。
In the whole of Africa, fewer than 2,500 black rhinos and around 7,000 white ones managed to survive.
在整个非洲大陆,仅有不到2500头的黑犀牛与约7000头的白犀牛能生存下来。
In the whole of Africa, fewer than 2, 500 black rhinos and around 7, 000 white ones managed to survive.
在整个非洲大陆,仅有不到2500头的黑犀牛与约7000头的白犀牛能生存下来。
Solitary species - such as tigers, domestic cats and rhinos - have less grey matter, the scientists found.
独处型的物种,例如老虎、家养的猫、以及犀牛,它们的脑里具有更少的灰质。
A South African law enacted in 2008 required a permit for anyone hunting rhinos or even possessing a rhino part.
据一项于2008年制定的南非法律规定,任何人捕猎犀牛,甚或拥有犀牛的任何身体部位,都需依法获得许可。
Eighty-four rhinos have been killed by poachers in the country so far this year, a jump from the 13 deaths in 2007.
南非被偷猎者杀害的犀牛已从2007年的13头激增至今年迄今为止的84头。
“Baby” Jane Holzer, known as one of Andy Warhol’s “superstars”, asked Mr Lalanne to make one of his rhinos in leather.
安迪沃霍尔的“超级明星”霍尔泽请拉兰内先生为他做一个皮革犀牛。
The aircraft will be referred to in Australian service as "Rhinos," an unofficial nickname for the planes in U.S. service.
该飞机将交由澳大利亚,以一个非官方的昵称“Rhinos”在美国进行服务。
In the wild, southern white rhinos have suffered devastating hits to their population thanks to a recent surge in poaching.
由于近期非法偷猎的猖獗,野生白犀牛的数量已在锐减。
With the procedure complete, and the rhinos waking up sleepy from the anaesthetic - the scientists are now in for a tense wait.
授精过程完成后,犀牛从麻醉中醒来——科学家开始了紧张的等待。
It's reasonable to assume that the rhinos, like the elephants, came from elsewhere; but had they any prior experience of elephants?
我们可以合理猜测,同大象一样,犀牛也不是土生土长而是来自于其它地方;但是她们之前有与大象交往的经验吗?
Unlike African rhinos, Indian rhinos don't gore an enemy with the spike on their heads. They bite with large, sharp lower incisors.
和非洲犀牛不一样,印度犀牛不会用额头上的角对刺,它们的武器是巨大且锋利的下门齿。