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The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), 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 (2.04–2.17 long tons; 2.28–2.43 short tons) and adult ...
Both species are hosts to the same parasites. The elephant schistosome is able to infect the Indian rhinoceros. Elephants and Indian rhinoceros must share the same physiological structures to be infected by the same B. nairi parasite. They also share the same habitat, making transmission from one species to the other fairly easy.
Laokhowa had more than 70 Indian rhinos in early 1980s which were all killed by poachers. In 2016, two rhinos, a mother and her daughter, were reintroduced to the sanctuary from Kaziranga National Park as part of the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) program, but both animals died within months due to natural causes.
Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered 1 Land of the Tiger 15 September 1985 Bengal tiger: 2 Namaqualand, Diary of a Desert Garden 22 September 1985 Barry Paine Botany in Namaqualand: 3 Horns of Dilemma 29 September 1985 John Hedges Trade in rhino horn: 4 On the Verge of Life 6 October 1985 ...
In 2006 Kaziranga had 1,855 Indian rhinoceros, about 70% of the world's total wild population, [4] [7] The critically endangered Indian Javan rhinoceros was probably also an inhabitant of Kaziranga. [8] Assam was part of the historical range of the critically endangered pygmy hog.
It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 13 April 1999. It is rich in flora and fauna, including great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo and the Bengal tiger. It is the only stronghold of the rhinoceros on the north bank of the Brahmaputra.
One horned Indian rhinos grazing at swamp area near Bagori range under Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam, India on Thursday. For years, rhinos have been widely slaughtered for their horn, a prized ingredient in traditional Asian medicines. Destruction of their habitat over the years has brought the rhinos to the brink of ...
The grasslands provide habitat and food resource for the Indian rhinoceros, hosting Assam's second largest population. [1] Other mammals occurring in the sanctuary are golden jackal, wild boar and feral water buffalo. Barking deer, Indian leopard and rhesus macaque live foremost in the hilly parts. [3]