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Birding Gir National Park, India

10,000 Birds

Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard , Striped Hyena , Jackal , etc., while herbivores are represented by Chital and Sambar (above) deer, Wild Boar , Nilgai antelope, etc. The commonest large mammals of the park are smallish, spotted forest deer – Chitals, and we often encounter small herds.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

A sounder of Indian Boars is watching us from the jungle. They belong to a long-maned subspecies Sus scrofa cristatus (like four-legged Greco/Roman crested helmets) and are my second race of boar seen in India, while I still remain the only Serbian birder who has never seen one closer to home! One Chital is curiously watching us.

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The Lion Forest of India

10,000 Birds

Lions aside, carnivores are represented by Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, etc., while herbivores are represented by Chital (above) and Sambar deer, Wild Boar, Nilgai antelope, etc. The commonest large mammals of the park are smallish, spotted forest deer – Chitals, and we often encounter small herds. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis.

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