23 The Last Rhinos

The Last Rhinos written by Suzette Toms

《最后的犀牛》作者:Suzette Toms

One of five species of rhinoceros, the Northern White rhino is Africa's second largest animal. It is the biggest rhino in the world and it is almost extinct. There are two types of white rhinoceros the Northern White and the Southern White. Most of these large white rhinos live in just four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.

北白犀牛是五种犀牛之一，是非洲第二大动物。 它是世界上最大的犀牛，几乎灭绝了。 白犀牛有两种:北方白犀牛和南方白犀牛。 这些大型白犀牛大多生活在四个国家:南非、纳米比亚、津巴布韦和肯尼亚。

white rhino The white rhino has a huge body, enormous head, short neck and broad chest. It is big and heavy like a tractor. On its nose it has two horns. The front horn is tall and the back horn is short. The white rhinoceros has a large muscular hump that helps hold up its heavy head. White rhinos are not really white, they can range from a dirty white to a yellowish brown. They have very little hair which is found mostly on the ears and tail. White rhinos have a flat broad mouth used for grazing. They eat grasses and other plants.

白犀牛有一个巨大的身体，巨大的头，短脖子和宽阔的胸部。 它像拖拉机一样又大又重。 它的鼻子上有两个角。 前角高，后角短。 白犀牛有一个巨大的肌肉隆起，帮助支撑其沉重的头部。 白犀牛并不是真正的白色，它们的颜色可以从脏白色到黄褐色不等。 它们的毛发很少，主要长在耳朵和尾巴上。 白犀牛有一个平坦宽阔的嘴，用来吃草。 它们吃草和其他植物。

rhino family These large white rhinos are very easy to hunt. They do not get angry easily and are no trouble to find because they travel in herds. Without limits on hunting in the past, white rhino numbers dropped a lot. Poaching for their horns is the main reason they have almost been lost completely.

这些大型白犀牛很容易被猎杀。 它们不容易生气，也不容易被发现，因为它们成群结队。 过去没有限制狩猎，白犀牛的数量下降了很多。 偷猎它们的角是它们几乎完全灭绝的主要原因。

guards Powdered rhino horn is worth more than gold! As rhino numbers drop, the price to buy their horns gets higher. Poachers can make a large amount of money from people who buy them. It is possible they will hunt them until all rhinos are extinct. Today the last surviving Northern White rhinos are guarded against poachers by armed guards, and their horns have been cut off safely to help save them.

犀牛角粉比黄金还值钱!随着犀牛数量的减少，购买犀牛角的价格也越来越高。 偷猎者可以从购买它们的人那里赚到大量的钱。 他们可能会猎杀它们，直到所有犀牛灭绝。 今天，最后幸存的北方白犀牛被武装警卫保护着，免受偷猎者的侵害，它们的角被安全切断，以帮助拯救它们。

wildlife park There are no Northern White rhinos left in the wild. Civil wars stopped efforts to protect them. A group of six Northern White rhinos from a zoo were the only survivors. Today there are only two of them left alive. They are both female, mother and daughter, Najin and Fatu and both were born in captivity. They are closely guarded in a protected area in Kenya.

野生动物园野生的北方白犀牛已经绝迹。 内战停止了保护他们的努力。 动物园里的六头北方白犀牛是唯一的幸存者。 如今，他们中只有两人还活着。 它们都是女性，母女，Najin和Fatu都是在囚禁中出生的。 它们在肯尼亚的一个保护区受到严密保护。