Indian Rinoceros

The Indian rhino properly know as the great indian one horned Rhinoceros is a desendant of an old species of rhino.despite its fearsome apperance, it is generall a peaceful animal.

The Indian rinoceros is principally a grazing animal. It moves around constantly to take advantage of fresh plant growth. Adaptable in its feeding methods,the rhino has a widely varied diet. It eats new plant growth as well as bamboo shoots, water hyacinths, and a variety of crops which can make the rino a nuisance to farmers.

The female Indian rinoceros comes into heat (is ready to mate) for 24 hours every 5-8 weeks. She attracts the male by spraying urine and by makind a gentle whistling sound. the solitary female seeks dense cover when she is ready to give birth. The calf stays with its mother until the birth ofher next offspring, between 18 months and two years later.

Rhino & Man 

Conflict between man and the Indian rinoceros arises form the damage rhinos do to crops and the damage man does to the rhino's food supply-elephant grass In Nepal, villagers who use elephant grass for the walls and the roofs of their houses, are now allowed to collect grass in national parks at certain times of the year. This arrangement encourages new growth of grass, which in turn benifits the rhinos.

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