Tuesday, May 11, 2004

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Bandhavgarh National Park
Set among the Vindhya Hills of Madhya Pradesh with an area of 168 square miles...
In addition to tigers, also seen are chousingha (small four horned) antelope, chinkara (Indian) gazelle, nilgai (blue bull) antelope, wild boar, jackal, muntjak (barking) deer, sambar deer, chital (spotted) deer, jungle cat, striped hyena, porcupine, ratel, rheses macaque, black-faced langur monkey and more. In March and April, gaur (Indian bison), move down from the higher hills to the southeast of the park and make their way to the central meadows.

Corbett National Park
Northeast of Delhi by 186 miles is Corbett National Park, situated in the Himalayan foothills of Uttar Pradesh.
Corbett is a haven for tigers with its plentiful prey - four kinds of deer, wild boar and lesser animals. Leopards are found in the hilly areas of the park but often do not cross paths with tigers in their territories. Some nocturnal cats found here are the leopard cat, jungle cat and fishing cat. Sloth bear is found in the lower regions of the park while the Himalayan black bear is seen in the higher hills only. The dole (wild dog), though rare, can be seen in the southern areas of the park along with the jackal. Some of the smaller residents of the park are Himalayan palm civet, Indian gray mongoose, common otter, blacknaped hare and porcupine. Elephants (solitary bulls and breeding herds) are one of the main attractions of Corbett. Along the Ramganga River shores, one can spot the long-snouted, fish-eating gharial crocodile and the mugger crocodile. Also seen on the rocky hillsides is the ghoral (goat-antelopes). The langur and rhesus monkeys are well distributed through out the park and also warn the jungle with alarm calls when they see either a tiger or leopard from tree-top perches.

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