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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

It is one of the ancestors of domestic fowl. The tropical dry deciduous jungle, or “jungle”, however you see it, covers almost 90% of 600 km2 (230 mi2) of this protected area. Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe.

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