Page 9 - Apr-Jun 2018

VOL. 15 No. 1

MEGhALAYA oDIShA
clOUdEd lEOPARd Matcha SAMBAR dEER Sambhar Hiran
chidual, Matcha do tok (Garo) (Hindi)
This animal prefers to stay Sambar Deer can easily be spotted
alone, and out of view. It is at some protected areas like Kanha,
because of this that we do not Corbett, Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh,
know much about it. They are Gir etc. Male Sambar has a unique stout
found mainly in the Himalayan and rugged antlers with a relatively Illustration by:
foothills. Clouded Leopards are known to climb upside long tail. Parkhi Durvedi, VI B,
Delhi Public School,
down on trees and hang using their hind feet. g. sai Vaishnavi, Vi C, akshara school, Kakinada Sonepat
abhineet sharan, V b, Delhi Public school, bokaro
JhArkhAND, kArNATAkA, kErALA

NAGALAND AND ArUNAChAL prADESh ElEPhANT Haathi (Hindi), Aana (Malayalam), Ane
(Kannada)
gAYAl Mithun (Hindi)
It is also known as ‘Cattle of Indian Elephant is one
the Mountain’ and is mostly a of the three subspecies
domesticated animal found in of the Asian elephant.
Northeast India. In Arunachal They can be spotted in
Pradesh it holds an important role northwest, northeast and
Illustration by: Shruti Bhauti,
in the social life. Weddings do not south India. They have IX B, Motilal Nehru Public School,
get fixed without the groom’s family giving at least one smaller ears as compared Jamshedpur
Mithun to the bride’s. Today, only 35,000 are left. to the others. Due to
human intervention, over the last three generations, the
utkarsh raj, V C, Delhi Public school, bokaro
population has declined by about 50%.
ayush Jitesh Kabbur, Kles international school, belgavi, Karnataka
MANIpUr

BROW ANTlEREd dEER Sangai (Manipuri)
WEST BENGAL
The Sangai is the state animal of Manipur and is found
only here. They live on the phumdi, or floating grasslands fIShINg cAT Maachbagha or
in the Loktak Lake. They walk with mincing hops over this Baghrol (Bangla)
floating foliage, and are thus called the Dancing Deer. The Fishing Cat is the state animal
of West Bengal. They have a stocky
build and often jump into water to Illustration by:
ASSAM catch fish. Due to a decline of habitat, Tapasmi Ray
their population is also dwindling away. Chaudhuri, VIII J,Delhi
INdIAN RhINOcEROS Public School, Sec.-45,
Gainda (Hindi) ananya raj, V D, Delhi Public school, bokaro Gurgaon
It is the state animal of
Assam. They are excellent ACTIVITY: ANIMAL TrAITS
swimmers and can run at Match the following:
a speed of 40 – 55 kmph.
Their horns are sold in the 1. Snow Leopard A Pride
black market, putting the animal under a lot of threat 2. Elephant B 12 Horns
and making them endangered. They are protected in 3. Swamp Deer C Fear, Freeze, Flat
wildlife sanctuaries like Kaziranga. 4. Asiatic Lion D Tail Wrap

Kunal, Viii, raksha anusandhan Vidyalaya, Dehradun; a.a. avantika, Viii b, 5. Musk Deer E Matriarch Leader
akshara school, Kakinada
6. Indian Giant Squirrel F Kasturi

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