Rhinoceros

Rhinoceroses are large, heavy and thick skinned wild animals. They are 3 meters long,  1.5 meters high and about 2 tonnes in weight. They are plant eating animals. They have short limbs and very small ears. They have bad eyesight but good sense of smell. There are two kinds of Rhinoceroses in the world. One kind has one upright horn and the other kind has two horns on the snout. We have one horned rhinoceros in Nepal. They live in tropical regions of thick forest and tall grasses. In Nepal they have been kept in Chitwan  and Bradia National parks. Grass leaves and several other kinds of shrubs are their main food. The jungle has been destroyed day by day. It affects on their inhabitant and food. Poachers kil them for their highty valuable horns, tough skin and bones because they can be sold at high price.