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Sulphur crested cuckatoo
Birds Omnivores

SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO

Hey! We are the beautiful and magnificent Sulphur-crested Cockatoos. We are well-known for our beautiful yellow crest. Cockatoos are parrots with a crest. Here are few important points about us:  Our beauty made us one of the favorite pets of humans. We are quite intelligent too!  We can mimic human voices and also other surrounding …

SPOTTED DEER
Herbivores

SPOTTED DEER

Hello! We are the most common deer found in India and Sri Lanka. We are the Spotted Deer. We are also called as Chital. This word comes from Sanskrit and means which exhibits different patterns or streaks. Have a look at few important things about us:  We are very powerful runners and jumpers. We can …

Sloth bear
Omnivores

SLOTH BEAR

Hey buddy! We are Sloth Bears, with massive body and black fur. We look dangerous, right? But we are not as dangerous as Tigers and Lions.  You might wonder why we are called sloth bears? That is because we walk very slow, and most of the times you see us hang upside down on a …

Slaty Headed Parakeet
Birds Herbivores

SLATY-HEADED PARAKEET

Hey! We are the unique parrots found in Himalayas called Slaty-headed Parakeet. Take a look at some interesting points about us:  We are parrots that look like a plum-headed parakeet. We are different from them by having a dark grey head. We are known for our altitudinal migration meaning we travel from the hillside that we live …

Silver Pheasant
Birds Omnivores

SILVER PHEASANT

Hello! We are the beautiful Silver Pheasants. We look similar to chickens and peafowls because of our body and tail respectively. Have a look at a few important points about us:  We are first described by Swedish Zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Do you know? There are hybrid species between us and Khalij pheasants as …

Sambar deer
Herbivores

SAMBAR DEER

Hello! You can never see any deer as big as us. We are Sambar deer. There are few interesting things about us. Have a look:  We are the largest deer in the world standing 102cm-160cm. We are one of the very few animals with high maternal instincts. Females of our species protect their young ones from …

Salt water crocodile
Carnivores

SALTWATER CROCODILE

Hey! You are looking at one of the most dangerous animals in the world. We are the Saltwater Crocodiles. Notably, we are large Apex predators that even other apex predators that live in our habitat fear of.  Have a look at few things about us:  We are the largest reptiles in the world. Lolong is …

rosy pelican
Birds Omnivores

ROSY PELICAN

Hello! We are the big migratory birds called Rosy Pelicans. We have several names like Rosy-white Pelicans or The Great White Pelicans. We are birds found near seashores and near water bodies. Below are few interesting points about us, have a look:  We are well-known for our fishing technique. We use our big gular pouch …

rose ringed parakeet
Birds Herbivores

ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET

Hello! We are the famous parakeets of Indian Subcontinent and Africa. We are called Rose- ringed Parakeets. We are very beautiful parrots and you have many important things to know about us, have a look:  Our scientific name Psittacula Krameri is named after the famous Austrian Naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer. Only males of our species have …

rick necked pheasant
Birds Omnivores

RING-NECKED PHEASANT

Hello! We are the Ring-necked Pheasants. We are also known as Common Pheasants. We are one of the ancient and most commonly found pheasants with a very wide range in the world. There are very interesting facts about us, have a look:  We are first described by Carl Linnaeus, a famous Swedish Zoologist, in 1758. …