Asian Rhinoceros (2 horned)

This was taken near Mysore, Karnataka, India

comments (14)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A remarkable species that just has to go on the homepage. Posted 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Fchristant for promoting it. :) Posted 11 years ago
2. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Please see below Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
3. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Hi Ferdy, I hate to be a party-pooper, but this is almost certainly not a Sumatran Rhinoceros (see my comment below). If you really had a photo of a Sumatran Rhinoceros in the wild in India (or even in a zoo) it would be a sensation in the Zoological world as this rhinoceros is only known from Borneo and Sumatra and a very few zoos - none of which are in India. Posted 8 years ago

Priya N

Green Fly

Brilliantly taken.. Posted 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you priya :) Posted 11 years ago

Rajendra B. Shetty

Green Fly

Nice. Posted 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you sir. Posted 11 years ago

AvinashKrishnan

Snow Leopard

Seriously outstanding shot. Posted 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, Indeed..!! thanks. Posted 11 years ago

Teja Suryanarayana Mudragada

Green Fly

Go green....... looks buityful Posted 11 years ago
1. Sunil R Agadi
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Teja Posted 11 years ago

Barry

Lion

Hi Folks, I really hate to have to say this but I don't believe that this is a Sumatran Rhinoceros. If you look at pictures of the 5 Rhinoceros species, the smooth skin (not plates as in the Indian Rhinoceros) and relatively long horns indicate that this is almost certainly the Black Rhinoceros normally found in Africa. The Sumatran Rhinoceros is much smaller and the upper horn is very small, usually only a stub and never longer than the lower horn as it is in this photo. If this really were a Sumatran Rhinoceros, it would be a zoological sensation as the Sumatran Rhinoceros is almost extinct in the wild in Borneo and Sumatra and is unknown in India and exists in only a very few zoos - none of which are in India. It is notoriously difficult to breed in captivity have only ever reproduced a few times. So alas, I am very afraid that we will have to subtract one species from the total. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Well put, and no need to apologize for a great correction that is backed up with solid facts. Posted 8 years ago

The Black Rhinoceros

The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros, is a species of rhinoceros, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Although the rhino was referred to as "black", it is actually more of a grey/brown/white color in appearance.

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Similar species: Odd-toed Ungulates

Species identified by Barry

By Sunil R Agadi

Attribution

Uploaded Nov 26, 2013. Captured Jan 15, 2012 15:39 in Jawa Main Road, Medar Block, Brindavan Extension 2nd Stage, Yadavagiri, Mysore, Karnataka 570020, India.

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
f/4.0
1/318s
ISO80
48.6mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.