Amazon Quiz (November 02): Which national park of India is known to have the highest population of this animal?

Gir

Corbett

Kaziranga

Ranthambore

Answer: Kaziranga

Fun facts about rhinos:

– There are five different species of rhino:

  – White rhino

  – Black rhino

  – Greater one horned rhino (also known as Indian rhino)

  – Sumatran rhino

  – Javan rhino

– The term rhinoceros, which is frequently abbreviated to rhino, means “nose horn.”

– These magnificent animals are renowned for having incredible, enormous horns.

– Due to habitat destruction and poaching, there are fewer than 30,000 rhinos living in the wild. The Javan and bigger one-horned rhino have one horn, while the white, black, and sumatran rhinos have two.

– Three of the five species of rhinoceros are classified as severely endangered (black rhino, sumatran rhino and javan rhino)

– Protecting rhinos would also safeguard all other species that share their habitat, as they are an umbrella species.

– The colour of the white rhino and the black rhino is actually grey. The Afrikaans word for “wide” that defines the white rhino’s mouth is how it got its name. 

– The white rhino is the biggest of the five species, growing to a height of 1.8 metres and weighing 2,500 kg, or 30 men.

– Rhinos are herbivores (plant eaters) despite their size, and they adore munching on grass, plants, and bushes!

– Black rhino are known as “browsers” because they favour the bushes and trees of the impenetrable thickets, whereas white rhino are known as “grazers” because they prefer the lush savannah grasses.

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