About Indian striped Hyena IUCN status: Near threatened It is the smallest of all the species of Hyenas. It is found in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu etc. They are nocturnal and usually prey on the …
What is an epiphyte? An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. About Didymocarpus genus …
About Kuno National Park It is located in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier it was a wildlife sanctuary but in 2018 it was given national park status. The Kuno river flows through the national park. Bio-Geographically this area falls under the Kathiawar-Gir …
About Galapagos Islands Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique ‘living museum and showcase of evolution’. It is ruled by Ecuador. …
Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary It is located in Kolasib District of Mizoram. It is home to the Hoolock Gibbon (Hauhuk), Serow (Saza), Wild boar (Sangha’), Barking deer (Sakhi) and Sambar (Sazuk) including the rare albino variety (Sazuk var). It has a …
Why in News? Researchers have identified fossil bone fragments of long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods, dating back to about 100-million-years from an area around West Khasi Hills District in Meghalaya. About the discovery Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small …
What are shrews? Shrews are small and mouse-like mammals, and they live in sub-leaf stratum in the forests. They are insectivorous mammals having a mobile snout that is covered with long sensitive whiskers and overhangs the lower lip. Their large …
About: Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than African lions. They have shorter manes (hair around their face) than African counterparts. Asiatic lions were once distributed upto the state of West Bengal in east and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, in central …
About Sumatran Rhinoceros They are the smallest of the living rhinoceroses and the only Asian rhino with two horns and a thin coat of reddish-brown hair. They are more closely related to the extinct woolly rhinos than any of the …
Small Indian Civets Small Indian civets are known to occur in south and central China, Hong Kong, most of India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. They are recorded in semi-evergreen and deciduous forest, mixed deciduous …