Which among the following statement is are correct About Indian One Horned Rhino 1 The gre...........

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Which among the following statement is/are correct About Indian One-Horned Rhino:

1. The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species.

2. Conservation Status: Greater One-Horned Rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis): Vulnerable.

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

=> Physical Appearance

Indian Rhinos are brownish-grey in colour and are hairless.
They have knobby skin that appears to be armour-plated. A single horn sits on top of their snout, and their upper lip is semi-prehensile.
The greater one-horned rhino is identified by a single black horn about 8-25 inches long and a grey-brown hide with skin folds, which gives it an armour-plated appearance.

=> Diet : They primarily graze, with a diet consisting almost entirely of grasses as well as leaves, branches of shrubs and trees, fruit, and aquatic plants.

=> Habitat: It is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Great one-horned rhino is commonly found in Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and in Assam, India.

=> Conservation Status: Greater One-Horned Rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis): Vulnerable.