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country flag of Exploring photos of the Indian rhinoceros taken in India

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  • The one that smiled! Unlike other tiger reserves I have been to, you are allowed to disembark from the your safari vehicle at set points to look out over the landscape in the observation towers. It was at one of these stops in the Central range that I had a close encounter with a rhino.  My companions went up the observation tower, but I stayed by the jeep, looking out over the tall grass to the receding water line of the pools and distant images of rhinos and deer. Suddenly a 2000 plus kilogramme rhino appeared out of the elephant grass about 10 metres in front of me. I grabbed my camera and crouched in front of the jeep as it sauntered towards me. It kept coming, closer and closer until it was about 5 metres from me. I was taking photographs the whole time, but I must admit those shots towards the end where getting blurry as my hands shook. As it got too close for comfort I made a tactical retreat into the jeep, observing it though the passenger window. It looked at me, and I looked back. It appeared to smile at me then turned away back into the grass. Adrenaline pumping and, grinning from ear-to-ear, I counted my lucky stars that it did not charge. 2014,5D mkIII,Assam,India,Indian rhinoceros,Kaziranga Tiger Reserve,Rhinoceros unicornis,Tiger Reserve,Wildlife,asia,unidentified,wildlife
    The one that smiled!
  • The indian unicorn! :) When you mention wildlife in India, people automatically think of tigers, leopards, elephants and monkeys, but very few people associate India with rhinoceroses. The Indian rhino, also known as the greater one-horned rhino, is found in the riverine grasslands at the foot of the Himalayas in north India and Nepal.  There are approximately 3000 rhinos left in the wild, 2000 of which are found in Assam, one of India’s most north-easterly states, and most of these specifically in Kaziranga national park and tiger reserve. Geotagged,India,Indian rhinoceros,Rhinoceros unicornis,Spring,adhocphotographer,assam,john rowell,kaziranga
    The indian unicorn! :)
  • One Horned Rhino in the reeds  Geotagged,India,Indian rhinoceros,Rhinoceros unicornis
    One Horned Rhino in the reeds
  • One-horned One of the 5 rhino species still around. Population is divided into India and Nepal. Conservation efforts helped the growth of the population but still no more than a couple of thousand rhinos in the wild. Geotagged,India,Indian rhinoceros,Kaziranga,Rhinoceros unicornis
    One-horned
  • Portrait of a living tank ! The Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros is a Vulnerable species and in India, the Jaldapara National Park is one of those last remaining homes of this beautiful mammal. I was on an Elephant back safari and our elephant had went extremely close to the Rhinoceros. With me I just had a telephoto prime lens and hence, could only take a close portrait of the rhino.  Contest,Fall,Geotagged,India,JungleDragon January 2015 photo contest,Mammals,One-Horned Rhinoceros,Rhinoceros,Wildlife
    Portrait of a living tank !
  • eastern_one_horned_rhino Lucky to get so close to these naturally aggressive animals. This, rather elderly example was browsing water hyacinth quite contentedly. Geotagged,India,Indian rhinoceros,Rhinoceros unicornis,Winter
    eastern_one_horned_rhino
  • One Horned ...... One Horned rhinoceros - Kaziranga Geotagged,India,Indian rhinoceros,Rhinoceros unicornis
    One Horned ......
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