A Kent animal park has welcomed a five-year-old male Indian rhinoceros for the summer season.

It means Port Lympne Reserve, near Hythe, is the only collection in Europe that houses three different species of rhino - southern white, eastern black and Indian.

Keepers at the park say five-year-old Orys quickly settled into his large enclosure on Port Lympne’s safari route.

The Indian rhino, also known as the greater one-horned, are extremely endangered in the wild - with just 3,700 of them worldwide - and are killed in very large numbers for their single horns.

Orys' diet consists of straw, leaves and branches harvested from around the Port Lympne estate, and he is capable of easily munching through more than 125kg of plant matter every week.

Despite his impressive size, the 1.8 tonne new arrival is still growing and keepers expect Orys to reach 2.5 tonnes - which is about the same weight as two Mini Coopers.

Port Lympne is now home to 17 rhinos from three of the five species.

Orys has quickly settled into his large enclosure on the park's safari route.

The hefty new arrival was transferred from Basel Zoo, Switzerland, making the 500-mile journey to the UK, arriving at his new home in Kent on June 23.

Animal director Simon Jeffery said: "Our keepers worked hard to ensure that Orys’s arrival went very smoothly, and he has already captured everyone’s hearts.

"He was incredibly calm during the move, has settled in amazingly quickly and is already out in the paddock, keenly exploring his new environment."

Truck safaris are included in the cost of tickets at Port Lympne, giving all guests the opportunity to spot Orys as he explores his new home close to the spectacled bears.

With the summer holidays approaching, guests are encouraged to pre-book their tickets before they sell out.

Rhino fans keen to meet Orys face-to-face can be among the first to welcome him to Kent by booking a Meet The Rhinos experience.

It runs on Mondays and Tuesdays, offering guests an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of Port Lympne’s rhinos and the best way get to know Orys while he settles into life at the 600-acre reserve.