initiatives carried out to preserve this natural heritage include Project Tiger‚ one of the most successful efforts in preserving and protecting the Tiger population. Gir National Park in Gujarat is the only existing habitat for the nearly extinct Asiatic Lions in India. The Kaziranga Sanctuary in Assam is a prime example of an effort to save the endangered Rhinoceros. Likewise‚ Periyar in Kerala is doing appreciable work to preserve the wild Elephants while Dachigam National Park is fast at work to save
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possible is animals would get depressed and attack people randomly. People should not blame the animals if they got attacked; it is their own fault for keeping the animals in cages. Animals can die prematurely in zoos. For eg.In 1991 twenty-five Asiatic Lions were born in zoos around the world - 22 of them died. In the same year 166 cheetahs were born in zoos‚ of which 112 died. And the last but the most important is that the animals are born naturally in the wild and us humans cannot provide them what
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Greek word lion and panther‚ and in ancient times‚ it was believed that it is a hybrid of both. The leopard has featured in the art‚ mythology and folklore of many countries where it has historically occurred from ancient Greece to Rome. Due to their stealth and hunting prowess (outstanding hunting skills)‚ leopard were thought to be animal manifestations (performances) of hunting deities (god) in ancient Asia and Africa. The leopard is smallest of the 4 big cats after the tiger‚ lion and jaguar
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As the population of China becomes more wealthy‚ demand for illegal tiger parts is booming. Up to 600m Chinese people believe that tiger bones‚ claws and even penises will cure any number of ailments‚ including arthritis and impotency. And as a result we’ve just been told‚ for about the hundredth time‚ that if nothing is done extinction looms. Well‚ not complete extinction. Obviously tigers will continue to exist in Las Vegas for many years to come. And in Asia there are so many backstreet big
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Serval Serval Leptailurus Did you know there are ten wild cat species in Africa? Besides the three well known big cats: the lion‚ leopard and cheetah; there are seven smaller species of wild cats. These are the caracal‚ serval‚ African wildcat‚ black footed cat‚ sand cat‚ jungle cat and golden cat. Serval occur only on the African continent‚ inhabiting the wetter areas and are absent from the deserts in the north and south west. The name ’Serval’ is derived from a Portuguese word meaning "deer-like
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hunting and also disease. Horns of Oryx: Oryx have long‚ permanent‚ ringed‚ straight horns. Oryx females have a little longer but thinner horn than male of Oryx. These horns provide them admirable defense from killers‚ and have been identified to kill lions‚ jackals etc.
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We’re approached by a car and asked if we saw something interesting. We share the elephants and rhinos placement and get in return an info‚ that they passed the places with lions and cheetah and it’s quite close. I check it with the map we photographed in the camp (the one above) and it seems it’s marked. We see the lion place almost immediately‚ a bunch of cars is there. But the cats are almost invisible. There are two of them‚ very young and resting after the meal probably. They are closer than
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The Persians would carry these birds while hunting and would set the bird free to beat the prey with their wings and peck at them till the animal fell to the ground dazed. Other animals that the Persians trained for hunting were wild animals such as lions‚ leopards‚ tigers and panthers. These animals‚ “because they were too big to carry on Horseback‚ were carry’d in Iron Cages‚ on an elephant” (182). The second feature was the Persian clothing as Sir Chardin described them‚ were “always made after
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In 2006‚ researchers from the Department of Zoology at Cambridge published findings dealing with the ground foraging pied babbler (Turdoides bicolor) and its kleptoparasitic counterpart the drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis). A kleptoparasite is an organism that gets a selection of its food by stealing or scavenging from other animals that it lives within close proximity to. There are many different ways that an individual kleptoparasite can manipulate or mutually exist with its host partner. There are
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Snow Leopards By: Mya J Have you ever wondered where you can find a snow leopard? what they’re like‚ how tall they can be‚ what their scientific name is‚ and why it’s endangered!? Keep reading and I’ll tell you some things about the snow leopard. Did you know that the Snow Leopard is also know as Panthera uncia? Have you ever wondered where these animals are located? Well‚ you can find them in the mountains of Central Asia including the Himalayan Mountains‚ and in the countries of Nepal‚
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