General Characteristics

Head to body Length  : 350 cm ( 11.7 feet )

Tail Length : 70 cm  (28 inches)

Height : 180 cm ( 6 feet )

Weight :  1588-2200 kg ( 3,300 -4,850lbs)

Horn Length : 8 to 24 inches  (20 to 61 cm) long

Description : The Indian Rhino has armour-like hide is thick and tough with many folds, and large, raised bumps on the neck, shoulders and flanks - a characteristic which differentiates it from the closely related Javan rhinoceros.  The other differential feature is the neck fold: in the great Indian rhinoceros it does not continue across the back.  The skin is usually brownish, with the interior of the folds slightly pink, but, due to mud wallowing, the coloration varies with the region's soil color.  There is little hair on the hide except on the edges of the ears, the eyelashes, and the tuft on the tail.  The triangular upper lip is prehensile.  There is one horn on the nose, though it is usually short and dull, worn down by use.

Range - Now limited to ten locations in India and two in Nepal; India, Nepal only.

Habitat -  They mainly inhabit flood-plain and grassland areas but occasionally utilizes some adjacent woodland.

Diet - They eat mainly aquatic plants and sometimes grasses on land

Status -. Now there are only fewer than 2,400 rhinos remaining in the wild.

Reason for the status - Hunting, poaching, and habitat destruction.

What type of animal is it - They are herbivores.

Gestation : 480 days 

Longevity : 40 years

 Indian rhino from San Diego wild animal park