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A couple of facts :D

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• Tigers and other big cats are able to mimic other animals, tigers in specific mimic deer, bear, cattle and monkeys and the South American Margay can mimic the call of baby monkeys to lore adults. Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. . •

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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. Yes, we did – so what?

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

10,000 Birds

For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur. In the north of the reserve, by the Tadoba Lake, a herd of Chital Deer is grazing, with a familiar sight of Cattle Egrets around them.

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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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