Entirely erased from mainland India, the One-horned Rhinoceros was reintroduced in Dudhwa in 1984. Transported from Pobitara (Assam) and Chitwan (Nepal), the first set of seven rhinos led to an unprecedented regeneration of a lost, native animal population. This mother rhino, Narayani, carefully managed to hide her little cub from the inquisitive photographer atop an elephant, and reiterated my hope that one day this ‘vulnerable’ creature will again be abundant.