More About Indian Rhino Found in Kaziranga National Park

The great Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Unicoris) is also known by the name of Greater One-Horned rhinoceros and the Asian One-Horned Rhinoceros is kept among the list of endangered species. Basically native to the Indian subcontinent, it belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family. It’s most important habitat include the whole stretch of the Indo Gangetic plain i.e. the parts of north eastern India and in protected areas in the Terai of neighboring country Nepal, where inhabitants are confined to the reverie grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas. Having weight between 2260 Kg 3000 Kg, Rhinos are the fourth largest mammal on earth with single horn, which measures 20 centimeters 50 centimeters in length.

According to a report published, about 3,000 Rhinos live in the wild, and around 2000 of which are found in Kazirnaga National Park. They can run at speed of up to 55 km/h for short period of time only. Interestingly they are very good swimmer. They have excellent senses of hearing and smell but relatively very poor eyesight.

If we compare Indian rhinos in size, they are quite similar to that of white rhino found in Africa. Fully adult males are larger than females in the wild. A female Indian rhino weighs around 1600 kg as compared to male rhinos weighing from 2,200 kg to 3,000 kg. The length of Indian Rhinos is from 1.7 to 2 meter tall and can be up to 4 meter long. The Indian Rhinoceros has a single Horn found in both males and females but not in newborn infants. The horn, structured like human fingernails, is pure keratin and begins to show after about six years. In most of the grown up adults horn reaches a length of about 25 centimeters, but has been recorded up to 57.2 centimeters in length. And the horn is naturally black.