“犀,亦称‘犀牛’。哺乳纲,犀科。体粗大,吻上有一或二角。前肢三或四指,后肢三趾。门齿不发达,无上犬齿。毛极稀少,皮厚而韧,多皱襞,色微黑。以植物为食。现存的有五种:印度犀,分布于印度、尼泊尔、不丹;爪哇犀,分布于马来西亚、缅甸、印度尼西亚等地;苏门答腊犀,分布于印度尼西亚苏门答腊、加里曼丹等地;非洲犀,分布于非洲;白犀,分布于非洲南部。”这是一段对现代犀牛生存状况的科学描述。从分布地域来看,犀牛属于热带动物。虽然我国境内现已无野生犀牛生存,但自史前乃至于隋唐时期,在我国疆域之内一直有犀牛生存,只是由于气候变化等原因,其生存空间逐渐狭小以至于丧失,最后在中国大陆消失。但其形象甚为可爱,往往 Rhinoceros, also known as rhinoceros. Mammalia, rhinoceros. Body thick, kiss with one or two angles. Three or four fingers forelimb, hind legs three toe. Underdeveloped incisors, upper canine. And tough, wrinkled, black, plant-fed There are five existing species: Indian rhinoceros, distributed in India, Nepal, Bhutan; Java rhinoceros, distributed in Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia and other places; Sumatran rhinoceros, distribution Indonesia Sumatra, Kalimantan and other places; African rhinoceros, distributed in Africa; white rhinoceros, distributed in southern Africa. "This is a scientific description of the living conditions of modern rhinos. From the geographical distribution, the rhinoceros is a tropical animal. Although there are no wild rhinos alive in our country now, rhino has been living within the territory of our country since prehistory and even in the Sui and Tang dynasties. Only because of climate change and other reasons, its living space is gradually narrowed and even lost, finally disappearing in mainland China. But its image is very cute, often