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Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

About Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Perissodactyla
  • Family: Rhinocerotidae

The Indian rhinoceros, also known as the greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros or Indian rhino, is a species of rhinoceros found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the second largest living rhinoceros species, with adult males weighing 2.07–2.2 t and adult females 1.6 t. Its thick skin is grey-brown with pinkish skin folds. It has a single horn on its snout that grows up to 57.2 cm (22.5 in) long. Its upper legs and shoulders are covered in wart-like bumps, and it is nearly hairless aside from the eyelashes, ear fringes and tail brush.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2013-02-14

    Kaziranga NP, India
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