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9th Class Social Science Nature Vegetation & Wildlife Question Bank Short Answer Type - Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

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    Give a brief account of wildlife in India?

    Answer:

    (a) India is rich in its wildlife. It has more than 89,000 of animal species, more than 1200 species of birds and about 2500 species of fish,
    (b) Elephants are found in the hot wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala. One-homed rhinoceros live in swampy and marshy lands of Assam and North-west Bengal.
    (c) Rann of Kachchh and Thar desert are habitat of wild asses and camels. Lions are found in Gir hills of Gujarat and Tigers in the Sunderbans of West Bengal.
    (d) The Himalayas harbour wild variety of animals, e.g.. yaks, snow-leopards, bear, Tibetan antelope barrel (blue sheep), musk-deer, kiang (Tibetan wild ass)] etc.
    (e) Siberian cranes migrate in large number during winter in marshy areas of Rann of Kachchh and Bharatpur (Rajasthan). India is also famous for variety of deer species, e.g., : Chinkara, Barasingha, Sambhar, Chowsingha. Black buck, etc.


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