Asiatic Lions
The Asiatic Lion other name for India lion has been known in India for centuries. The wild population of Asiatic Lion is found in Gir Forest National Park, the wild in India in the protected wildlife park, in Gujrat state of India. The national emblem of India, the Ashoka Pillar also has three beautifully carved curling manes and expressions, snarling Asiatic Lions. These Asiatic Lions have the skills of the sculptors of Mauryan times because of the accurate depiction testifies they have. The awareness of this magnificient animal is often called “The King of Beasts”.
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Camels in India
An animal with a long-curved neck, deep-narrow chest, and a single hump with a longer hair length on the throat, shoulder and hump is characterized as a dromedary camel. The size of the hump becomes smaller to non-existent during the time of starvation. They live an average life of 40-50 years and are found mainly in Africa & the Middle East.
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Crocodiles in India
SALTWATER CROCODILE also known as Crocodylus Porosus (SCHNEIDER, 1801). Also known by other common names like in English: Saltwater Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile. Oriya: Baula kumbhira, Kuji Khumbhiora. Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi: Muggar. Bengali: Kuhmir. Kannada: Mossalay. Tamil: Muthalai. Telugu: Moseli. Malayalam: Muthala, Cheengkani. French: Crocodile marin; German: Leistenkrokodil; Spanish: Cocodrilo poroso Bahasa.
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Elephants in India
Riding on the back of an elephant is getting a feel of a royal time. Nothing can be compared to the majestic build of an elephant. It always catch attention of every onlooker. Like other animals Lion and tigers there is threat to elephant also they are also reducing. The most endangered ones are Asian elephants which have almost vanished from most of China and Southwest Asia.
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Indian Rhinoceros
Indian Rhinoceros they are internationally known as Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros. Massively giant in size next to Indian Elephant. Long back it was found all over India in grassy flood plains of Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. Now as the marshes, grassland and swamps has turned into farmland so it is now only restricted on the bank of Brahmaputra. They have skin with loose folds which makes it look like wearing a coat of armour.
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Snakes in India
There are over 2000 types of snakes in the world out of which approximately 200 are found in India. They can be different from a worm snake which is approximately 10 cms to a snake which can be 6 mts long. They live at almost all places in warm seas, semi deserts, swamps, lakes and even Himalayan glaciers up to an elevation of 500 mts.
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