The seemingly solid horn of a rhinoceros is actually a mass of hair welded together into a solid structure. One kg of rhino horn can fetch ...
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The seemingly solid horn of a rhinoceros is actually a mass of hair welded together into a solid structure. One kg of rhino horn can fetch as much as Rs 62,400.
At one time, the barasinga or swamp deer that made the Kanha National Park famous was threatened with near extinction. An American wildlife conservationist donated 3,000 and the Indian government granted Rs 60,000 toward their conservation. The results were stunning. In 1970, there were just 66 barasingas, by 1973, their number increased to 118 and at end of 1979, there were 344 barasingas in Kanha.
India8217;s first national park, the Corbett National Park in Uttar Pradesh, was founded in 1935. Its earlier name was Hailey National Park.
The world8217;s first national park was founded in 1872 at Yellow Stone, USA.
The first meeting on environment was held on June 5, 1972, at Stockholm, Sweden. Since then, that day is celebrated as World Environment Day.
Fossil records of the Himalayas show that several animals which donot belong to India today, were native to the country in the past. Example: giraffes, hippopotamus, chimpanzees, orangutans and baboons.
The heart and lungs of mammals are separated from the stomach and intestines by a muscular partition known as the diaphram. Surprisingly, this mammalian trait is present in the reptilian crocodile.
The young ones of marsupials, or pouched mammals, like kangaroos, are very frail and underdeveloped. After reaching the pouch, on the belly of the mother, they remain glued to her teats until they are able to feed themselves.
All the white tigers in the world are the progeny of a male white tiger which was captured in 1951 by the Maharaja of Rewa, MP.
The Indian porcupine is frequently attacked by tigers and panthers. But with a sudden backward attack, a porcupine can fatally injure its predators and eventually kill them.
