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Barasingha

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Barasingha also called the swamp deer is a species of deer found in India and Nepal. It had been gone extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a vulnerable species. The barasingha's horns have more tines than any other deer species. The barasingha is called for dolharin in Assamese.There are three subspecies of barqsingha, two found in India and one in Nepal. Barasingha horns are one of the most beautiful horns. They have 7 to 8 tines, some have 12 horns. Their name is maned. They like to live in swampy areas and grassland. There hooves are made to run in swampy areas. Only males have horns. They shed their horns. Males fight for mating. Babies have white spots which disappear as they grow. This help them to get mix with the babies of spotted deer. It have a speed of 80km/hr. There are three subspecies of barasingha: the hard ground barasingha, the eastern swamp deer and western swamp deer.     The hard ground barasingha are adapted to live on hard ground as well ...

GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN

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Ganges river dolphin is a species of river dolphin found in two major rivers, Ganga and Brahmaputra and it's tributaries. It is a member of the South East Asia river dolphin. It is declared as a endangered species. Ganges river dolphin lives in the muddy water of ganga and Brahmaputra. It has a very poor eyesight. Like other dolphin, it also uses ecolocation to navigate it prey. Ganges river dolphin and other dolphin are mammals which means that they give birth to babies. Ganges river dolphin has a long  snout. It body doesn't contain any hair and is grey in colour. It skin is similar to the hippo skin. Ganges river dolphin mostly feed on shrimps, carps and other fishes. With the help of ecolocation. Their teeth are long and thin and are visible. Their snout is similar to the facial snout. Their teeth help them to catch slippery fishes. They cases their prey with a speed of 27 km per hour in their natural habitat. Ganges river dolphin has three subspecies base on t...

Great Indian hornbill

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The Indian hornbill also called the Great Indian hornbill is found in the Indian subcontinent and in South East Asia. It is declared as a threatened species. Due to it beautiful coloured feather it is an important part in tribal culture. It most live in high rainfall areas where there are plenty of food. Other it far cousin, the toucan it had a horn type crest on it head. There is a black marking in it face and wings. It huge yellow coloured beak help it pick fruit from the branches.       Hornbill are omnivorous birds, they feed both on flesh and fruit. They mostly feed on fruits, seeds do it is called a fruitivorous birds. Fleshy fruits are it favourite. It had a punch under it neck which help it stores seed and bring it to there nest. They spend a lot of time finding food. They can fly to 5 km in search of food. Hornbill also hunts small lizards and mammals.      Hornbills mate during the spring season (January to April). They went in search of...

ONE HORNED RHINO

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The one horned rhino also called the Great Indian rhinoceros and greater rhinoceros is native to the Indian subcontinent. It scientific name is rhinoceros unicorns. It is declared as a vulnerable species. Major threat are poaching and habitat loss. Now it habitat is fragmented with a population of 3555 in 2015. It natural habitat are alluvial grasslands and riverine forest Once this huge beast was found from the western part of Pakistan to the north eastern part of India (Arunachal Pradesh). Due to high poaching in the 19th century and the rapid growth of agriculture led to the extinction of this species in former parts of the country. Another giant creature related to the Indian rhinoceros the javan rhino also thrive in the north eastern part of the subcontinent. But it get extinct from the area much earlier. The one horned rhino as it name suggests have a single horn. It skin acts like am armor. But it is not protective against teak and leeches. There are few hair in the rhin...

Nature

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Nature is everything that was not made by man. It is the natural, physical or material world. Nature refers to the happenings of the physical world, and also to life in broad spectrum. Weather, organism , landforms, celestial bodies and much more are part of nature. Scientists study the way element of nature work. Things that have been made by people are said to be man made or called artifacts. There are natural science that studies different parts of nature, for example the science of ecology is about plants and animals  as a whole, while biology studies every type of living thing.                                  Humans are a major model of nature, and are  the most widely studied natural inhabitants of our planet. Human interact with each other in their natural environment on a constant basis. Every part of nature - the whole lot from the air to the dirt on the ground - is mutuall...