India is a land of
diversity.As we all know thousands of species live in india in these speciese their are some animals which you can only found in india .Let's take a look at some of the most endangered animals found only in India.
1.Royal bengal tiger
The first animal in this list is none other than our national animal tiger .The Bengal Tiger is considered since 1973 the Indian national animal.They are the clever hunters of indian wildlife.You can see them in outer foothills of himalayas ,Rajaji corbett and also in the famous sundarban delta reason of bengal .A Bengal Tiger roar can be heard two miles away.
2 .Indian rhino
Once found in abundance from Pakistan to Myanmar, it is now limited to the grasslands in India and Nepal. There are about 3,700 one-horned rhinoceros in the world, the majority of which are found in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The Indian rhino is also found in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
3.Asiatic lion
Lions are the another species from cat family . It is called as the king of forest . Some decades ago numbers of lion were decreased rapidly but now
there are many projects which are protecting them .They are only found in and around Gir forest national park of gujrat.
4 Sangai deer
Sangai or Eld's deer or Sangai is the state emblem of the Manipur state of India and a species of deer. It is found only in Keibul Lamjao National Park in manipur.This species is in danger nowdays. It has a dark reddish brown winter coat, which turns paler in summer
5. Lion tailed mackow
They have a small tuft on the tip of their tail. Their tail resembles a lion's tail which is where the name 'lion tailed macaque' comes from.It is endemic to the western ghats in southern India, Its outstanding characteristic is the silver-white mane which surrounds the head from the cheeks down to its chin,which gives this monkey a beard look .
6.Kashmir stag or hangul
Hangul is the state animal of Jammu & Kashmir.It is restricted to the Dachigam national park of Jammu & Kashmir.It was once widely distributed in the mountains and valley of Kashmir as well as different parts of Chamba district in neighboring Himachal pradesh.This deer has a light rump patch without including the tail. Its coat color is brown with a speckling to the hairs.
7.Nilgiri tahr
The Nilgiri tahr, which used to be found along the entire stretch of western ghats, is presently found only in small fragmented pockets. A large part of its population has been wiped out from its historical range.The Nilgiri tahr is a stocky goat with short, coarse fur and a bristly mane. Males are larger than females and of darker colour when mature.
8.Ganges river dolphins
The Ganges river dolphin can only live in freshwater and is essentially blind. They hunt by emitting ultrasonic sounds, which bounces off of fish and other prey, enabling them to see an image in their mind.They are only found in Eastern himalaya of india.
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