![]() Females and their young travel together, however, males usually travel alone and are territorial. The majority of wild African rhinos are currently restricted to four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. Mother rhinos are attentive and protective, the young stay with their mother for several years. A single calf is born at intervals of about 3 years. The female whistles when in season so that males know when she is ready to mate. Male Indian rhinos can breed at 9 years of age and female Indian rhinos reach sexual maturity at 5 years and have their first calves when between 6 and 8 years. The Indian rhino has excellent hearing and smell, however, it has poor eyesight. These rhinos are great swimmers and on land can run up to 35 miles an hour for a short time. The Indian rhinos life span is between 35 – 45 years. ERIC DINERSTEIN, Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park. The Indian rhino grows to be 6 feet tall and weighs between 40 pounds. DEMOGRAPHY AND HABITAT USE BY GREATER ONE-HORNED. They are approximately the same size as white rhinos. The Indian Rhinos single horn reaches a length of between 20 and 101 centimetres. The Indian Rhino has only one horn which is made of pure keratin and starts to appear after about one year after birth. Habitat assessment is important to support rhino conservation, especially considering the threats. ![]() Although it is fairly broad, it has a small prehensile lip. Orang NP has about 64 rhinos in an area of about 78.80 km2. The mouth of the Indian rhino looks like a cross between broad-lipped and hook-lipped. The Indian rhinos upper legs and shoulders are covered in wart-like bumps. Male Indian rhinos show enormous development of the neck folds. The Indian Rhinoceros has a single black horn which is present in both male and female species and a grey hide with pinkish skin folds, which give it an armour-plated appearance. The Indian Rhinoceros is the largest of the three Asian rhinos. The Indian Rhino’s habitat is tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, shrub lands, swamps and forests – similar to that of the White rhino. The Indian rhino is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Indian rhinos life span is between 35 45 years. However, because of human influence, their range has shrunk and now they only exist in small populations in northeastern India and Nepal. The Bihar government has decided to increase the population of greater one horned Rhinos by three per cent annually in the state. The Indian rhino grows to be 6 feet tall and weighs between 40 pounds. The Indian rhino once inhabited areas from Pakistan to Burma and may have even roamed in China. Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP) is a protected area and also the sole habitat for Javan rhino. Indian Rhinoceros The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), is also known as the ‘Greater One-horned Rhinoceros’.
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