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Greater one horned rhino
"Thanks to effective conservation measures, the population of the Greater one-horned rhinos in the wild has risen from 200 to 3,000 animals."
Discover in real lifeFood
grass, leaves and branches
Lifetime
45 years
Weight
1500-2300 kg
Number of youngsters
1 juvenile
Wear time
16 months
IUCN Status
fragile
EEP?
yes
A little bit of everything
Animals that eat plants can be divided into two groups: ‘grazers’ and ‘browsers’. Grazers are animals that eat grass. Browsers are animals that mainly eat leaves. The greater one-horned rhino is a bit of both. With their pointy upper lip, they can easily pick leaves from shrubs and trees. But they also eat a lot of grass. Apart from that, greater one-horned rhinos also eat flowers, fruit and water plants. Truly a little bit of everything!
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Smelly messages
Rhinos eat a lot of plants every day. Eating a lot usually also means producing a lot of dung. Greater one-horned rhinos don’t poo just anywhere. They use several dung heaps within their territory. Often several rhinos will use the same dung heap. When a rhino comes to a dung heap, they will first have a good sniff. The dung tells them who has visited the heap. A male can also smell if there are any fertile females in the area. So the dung heap is a very useful message board.