End on hands.

Single Indian horned Rhinoceros heading to end of Extinction.

The Indian rhinoceros, also called the Indian rhino, greater one-horned rhinoceros or great Indian rhinoceros, is a rhinoceros species native to the Indian subcontinent.

“ It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as populations are fragmented and restricted to less than 20,000 km².”

Indian rhinos once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced its range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal. In the early 1990s, between 1,870 and 1,895 rhinos were estimated to have been alive.

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Scientific name: Rhinoceros unicornis Lifespan: 35 – 45 years (In the wild) Gestation period: 15 – 16 months Mass: Male: 2,200 kg (Basel Zoo population), Female: 1,600 kg (Basel Zoo population)

Height: Male: 1.6 – 1.9 m (At Shoulder), Female: 1.5 – 1.7 m (At Shoulder)

Length: Male: 3.7 – 3.8 m (Head and body), Female: 3.1 – 3.4 m (Head and body)