Hyderabad, September 5: A pair of male and female Rhinoceros has been put on display at open enclosure at Nehru Zoological Park Hyderabad which was brought from Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park Patna Bihar. S Vijayarama Raju, minister for Forests flagged the pair of rhino. On the occasion zoo curator M A Waheed and other officials were present. The pair of rhinoceros was brought in exchange for the animals of Hyderabad zoo.
Later talking to press persons Curator zoo Mr M A Waheed told that the male rhino named Suraj is 6 years old and weighs 3015 kg while the female Saraswati is 4 ½ years old and weighs 2665 kg.
Rhino’s average age is 35 to 40 years while its food comprises of leaves, grass and plants.
The Nehru Zoological Park has sent a pair of lion, a pair of white tiger and other tigers in exchange for the rhinos brought from Patna zoo.
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