About Indian Rhino :
A few centuries ago, the Indian one horned Rhinocerous ranged across the
north Indian plains in the wetlands of the rivers Indus, Ganga, and
Brahmaputra. Today this survivor from the prehistoric times is found only in
pockets in the north eastern state of Assam and in Nepal. In Assam, their
Rhino habitat is limited to just two national parks - Kaziranga and Manas.
Type
of Rhinos :
There are five kinds of Rhinos found in the world -
» White rhino
» Black rhino
» Indian rhino
» Javan rhino
» Sumatran rhino.
The white and black Rhinos are live in Africa, while Indian, Javan and
Sumatran are Asian Rhinos, found in Noth Pakistan, Assam in India, Nepal,
Bhutan and Bangladesh.
The usual weight of an Indian Rhino is 2,000 kg. The one way to distinguish
between a an Indian Rhino and an African Rhino is the single horn. Both
white and black African Rhinos have two horns. Another distinguishing
feature of the Indian Rhinoceros is its skin, which is knobbly and falls
into deep folds at its joints, giving a look like the Rhino is wearing a
coat of armour.
All the Rhinos are vegetarian and Indian Rhinos mostly eat grass, fruits,
leaves and crops. Their well developed upper lip helps them to eat out tall
elephant grasses, which they like the best. It also helps them to pull out
aquatic plants by the roots. Indian Rhinos usually prefer to roam around in
the morning and evening hours to avoid the heat of the day and live for
about 40 years.
