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leopard
Carnivores

LEOPARD

Hello! We are ferocious and highly agile big cats, the Leopards. Don’t confuse us with cheetahs, our spots and patterns on our skin differ from that of cheetah’s.  Read below and you can know more about us:  Do you know? The most prominent feature of ours is our very strong jaws. We can crush the …

lady armherst pheasant
Birds Omnivores

LADY AMHERST’S PHEASANT

Hello! Aren’t we beautiful looking? We are Lady Amherst’s Pheasants. You might be wondering who Lady Amherst is. She was the wife of Sir William Pitt Amherst who is the Governor of Bengal in the early 1800s. He was responsible for sending the first specimen of our species to London in 1828. Have a look …

Khalij Pheasant
Birds Omnivores

KHALIJ PHEASANT

Hello! We are the attractive pheasants called Khalij Pheasants. We are native to Himalayan foothills and we have few interesting points that might interest you. Have a look:  We were first described by English naturalist John Latham in 1790. We have a very acute sense of hearing and also excellent eyesight that help us sense our …

Jungle_Bush_Quail_(Perdicula_asiatica)
Birds Omnivores

JUNGLE BUSH BATER QUAIL

Hey! We are stocky chicken like looking birds called as Jungle Bush Quails. We are an abundantly available Indian bird that has distinct colors on our bodies. Have a look at important things about us:  We are shy birds. We are not seen easily as we hide well in our nests. Even in captivity, we need …

Japanese quail
Birds Omnivores

JAPANESE QUAIL

Hey! We are Japanese Quail found not only in Japan but also in most of East Asia and also India. Actually, our range also extends in Africa and parts of Europe. Have a look at few interesting points about us:  We were once considered as subspecies of common quail but in 1983, we got distinguished as …

jandaya conure
Birds Herbivores

JANDAYA CONURE

Hello! We are the attractive and playful Jandaya Conure. We are cousin species of Sun conure and are as famous as them. Have a look at some important points about us:  We were first described by German naturalist Georg Marcgraf in 1638 when he was in an expedition through Dutch Brazil. He named us as Jendayas. …

Jaguar
Carnivores

JAGUAR

Hey! We are the Jaguars. And, no we are not Leopards. The main difference between us and them is our spots.  Leopards have round dark black spots which look like roses and these have multiple black spots inside whereas Leopards have black spots. There are a lot of things you might want to know. Have …

Jackal
Omnivores

JACKAL

Hello! We are not wolves and not dogs. We are Golden Jackals. Our yellowish fur got us our name. Know more about us:  Like wolves, we are territorial and mark the territory using scents. Our oldest fossils are found in Greece and are 7000 years old. We are highly adaptive species and can bear temperatures …

indian_python_rock
Carnivores

INDIAN ROCK PYTHON

Heya! Afraid? You don’t have to be! We are Indian Rock Pythons. We are very big nonvenomous snakes and actually, we are afraid of you.  You must know the famous movie “The Jungle Book”. The big long snake named “Kaa” in the movie was an Indian Rock Python. Is it not interesting? Want to know …

porcupine-indian
Omnivores

INDIAN PORCUPINE

Hi! We are very unique and third-largest rodents in the world, the Indian Porcupine. We are also called as Indian Crested Porcupine. Have a look at a few interesting things about us:  We are nocturnal animals meaning we are active during night and sleep during the day. We live in burrows by digging using our very …