 Reference Base  The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L) |
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Behaviour - Locomotion |
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Indian Rhino |
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He is much faster than an elephant over short distances and moves noticeably faster than an elephant in shallow water. The rhino gallops like a horse and is not restroicted to the fast walk of an elephant as his hindlegs are 'hock' jointed and not similar to those of that animal.
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