GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINO. The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species. Rhino populations plummeted as they were hunted for sport or killed as
agricultural pests. This pushed the species very close to
extinction and only around 200 wild greater one horned rhinos remained.
They primarily graze, with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves, branches of shrubs and trees, fruit, and
aquatic plants. It is classified as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
The Great one horned rhino is commonly found in
Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and in Assam, India. It is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.
