{"id":26789,"date":"2026-07-12T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T07:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26789"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:07:24","slug":"greater-one-horned-rhino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/greater-one-horned-rhino\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the central government approved a landmark conservation initiative to create a DNA-based indexing system for the greater one-horned rhinoceros.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The greater one-horned rhino, also known as <\/span><b>Indian rhinoceros,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the largest of the three Asian rhinos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>semi-aquatic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and often takes up residence <\/span><b>in swamps, forests, riversides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and anywhere that is near nutritious mineral licks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be found in <\/span><b>India and Nepal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> particularly in the <\/span><b>foothills of the Himalayas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, Greater one-horned rhinos roamed freely in the floodplains and forests alongside the <\/span><b>Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus River valley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kaziranga-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Kaziranga National Park<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Assam, India, <\/span><b>contains the largest population.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>identified by a single black horn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a grey-brown hide with skin folds, which gives it an <\/span><b>armor-plated appearance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>species is solitary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, except for females with small calves. Males maintain loosely defended territories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian rhinos<\/span><b> are herbivores <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(graminivores, folivores, frugivores, lignivores). They eat grass, leaves, fruit, branches, aquatic plants, as well as cultivated crops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hunting is largely responsible for the Indian rhino decline.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/india\/2026\/Jul\/10\/nod-to-profile-rhinos-through-dna-indexing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-Horned Rhinoceros, also known as Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the three Asian rhinos. 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