Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), in Kaziranga

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Rhino in tall grass, with a line along its body marked by the water level of the local pond! Seen here in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. One can clearly see the horn and even its tongue and teeth as it opens its mouth! Quite a crumpled rumpled up old animal, it looks like...! The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family. Listed as a vulnerable species, the large mammal is primarily found in parts of north-eastern India and in protected areas in the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the riverine grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas.[2] Weighing between 2260 kg to 3000 kg, it is the fourth largest land animal and has a single horn, which measur