Indian rhinoceros - Wikipedia
网页The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros, or Indian rhino for short, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest extant species of rhinoceros, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 tonnes and adult females 1.6 tonnes.
Greater One-Horned Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species. Once widespread across the entire northern part of the Indian sub-continent, rhino populations plummeted as they were hunted for sport or killed as agricultural pests.
Greater one-horned rhino - Save The Rhino
网页The horn: Greater one-horned rhinos have one horn, which is typically 20-61 cm long, and weighs up to 3 kg. It has the same horn structure as the hooves of horses, and re-grows if broken off. It is not used for fighting but to search for food and to forage for roots.
Great One-Horned Rhino - International Rhino Foundation
网页The greater one-horned rhino lives in northern India and southern Nepal, in riverine (floodplain) grasslands and adjacent woodland. Greater one-horned rhinos are grazers. When not grazing on land, animals like to immerse themselves in water, where they also graze on aquatic plants.
Greater one-horned rhino | WWF
网页The greater one-horned rhinoceros is the largest of the three Asian rhinos and, together with African white rhinos, is the largest of all rhino species. Males can weigh up to 2.7 tonnes. The rhinos have a single black horn between 20-60 cm long and a grey-brown hide with skin folds, which give it an armor-plated appearance.
Indian Rhinoceros - National Geographic
网页Discover why this rhino’s coveted horn has landed it on the endangered species list. Learn about the giant animal’s sharp senses and surprising foot speed.
Rhinoceros | Horn, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年8月23日 · rhinoceros, (family Rhinocerotidae), any of five or six species of giant horn -bearing herbivores that include some of the largest living land mammals. Only African and Asian elephants are taller at the shoulder than the two largest rhinoceros species—the white, or square-lipped, rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), which some divide into two ...
Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
网页The greater one-horned rhino is one of Asia’s biggest success stories, with their status improving from endangered to vulnerable following significant population increases. However, the species still remains under threat from poaching for its horn and from habitat loss and degradation.
About Greater One Horned Rhino - WWF-India
网页Characteristics. The Indian rhino has a single horn, which is present in both the sexes. It is the largest of all the Asian rhinos. One of the most amphibious rhino species, the Indian rhino is an excellent swimmer. It can run at a speed of 55km/hr for short periods.
Greater One-horned Rhino - San Diego Zoo Safari Park
网页Greater one-horned rhinos are native to the humid, swampy areas of Northeast India and Nepal. All rhinos enjoy a good soak in the mud. But for greater one-horned rhinos, this helps them get through times of high humidity, when insects can be a problem.