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VOL. 15 No. 1
SoMe State aNIMaLS DiD you KnoW?

Each state of India has its own pride – its own state animal and People believe that regions where
bird – which has been selected based on its qualities and Blackbucks reside enjoy prosperity.
presence in the region. Let’s read about some of them. It is said that if we worship the
blackbuck on Janmashthami,
it is equal to worshipping Lord
hArYANA, pUNJAB, ANDhrA Krishna himself. In Tamil Nadu, it
prADESh is considered to be the vehicle of
Goddess Korravai.
BlAcKBUcK Kala Hiran (Hindi), Krishna Jinka Arnav Garg, VII H, Delhi Public School,
(Telugu) Sec-45, Gurgaon
The Blackbuck, also known as the Indian
antelope, is native to India. They prefer grassy plains.
Males have spiral ringed horns which are almost 70 cms JAMMU kAShMIr
long. Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu has KAShMIRI STAg Hangul (Kashmiri)
been created to protect them.
They are found in the riverine forests in the Kashmir
Brave Bishnois Valley and north of Himachal Pradesh. The population of

The Bishnoi tribe are sensitive towards this dwindling Kashmiri stags was already very low, but due to human
animal species and they even adopt blackbucks and raise intervention, it has reduced even further. It receives
them like their own children. A Bishnoi does not tolerate protection in the Dachigam National Park, but in other
killing of wild animals and felling of green trees. areas, it is at risk.
sara Mahajan, iX b, hriday, Vii b, Model academy, Jammu
a. sai rakshit, Viii C, sri Prakash Vidyaniketan Pendurthi, Visakhapatnam;
Niharika Mann, Vi a, Delhi Public school, sonepat
UTTArAkhAND
DELhI
BlUE BUll Nilgai (Hindi) MUSK dEER Kasturi Mrig (Hindi)
It is an agile animal that lives in the
Nilgai is the state animal of alpine scrub habitats, mainly in the
Delhi. It is the largest antelope Himalayas. They have tusks which go
in Asia with a sloping back, a up to 10 cms. They are at the brink of
deep neck with a white patch extinction, as they are killed for their
on the throat. The male is darker musk pod, which gives a pleasant
in colour with short horns. This aroma. Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary
animal has religious importance in Hinduism. People in Uttarakhand has been set up to Illustration by: Ananya Bisht,
IX, Raksha Anusandhan
have been worshipping the animal since Vedic times. This protect them. Vidyalaya, Dehradun
species is sparsely populated in Pakistan and Nepal. But,
in northern India we have a fair population of this animal. gunjan Sharma, VIII A, Pine hall School, dehradun;
Amrit Sajan, VIII c, Scholars home, dehradun
suhani bafna, V F, birla Vidya Niketan Delhi; aditya sharma, X C, Mira Model
school, New Delhi
Musk Myth
hIMAChAL prADESh Kasturi is the divine perfume that has the most
intoxicating scent possible. It is obtained
SNOW lEOPARd Him Tendua (Hindi) from a gland of the male Musk Deer, and is
It is a large cat native to the mountain perhaps one of the more expensive animal
ranges in Asia, with stocky legs and a products.
tail which is around 80 to 100 cms long.
It cannot roar. They are often poached According to a myth it is said that the deer gets tired
for their bones, skin and organs. trying to find the source of the scent coming out of its
own body and dies.
Dharal Jaiswal, iii, scholars home, Dehradun;
Mohmmad irfan, Viii a, Model ananya bisht, iX, raksha anusandhan Vidyalaya, Dehradun
academy, Jammu

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