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An aerial view of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The Brahmaputra's tributaries traverse the vast marshland and thick tropical forest and the region is home to the world's largest population of One-horned Rhinoceros. The Kaziranga National Park is also known for its huge population of flora and fauna. The marshlands are being reduced and agriculture is spreading close to the forest zones, thus depleting the habitat. This vast fertile Brahmaputra Plain is home to Asian Elephants, endemic species of Water Buffaloes and Swamp Deer. 02:27 notice the elevated mud mound which is artificially created as a safe haven for Rhinoceros in the flood season. There are multiples mounds like this one. But these agricultural stretches in the periphery of the National Park and the National Highway tha