Name: Wildlife in India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 46 s
Description: Various species of wildlife found in India are found nowhere else on earth. Which are the major species that make the wildlife of India unique?

Question

Name any three wild animals found in India.

Accepted Answer

India is home to several known species of animals. The most popular five wild animals found in India are elephants, tigers, lions, gharials (crocodiles), and Indian rhinos.

1. Elephants: In India, Asian elephants were once widely distributed throughout the country, including in states like Punjab and Gujarat. Currently, they are found in four fragmented populations, in the south, north, central and northeast India.

2. Tigers: The Bengal Tigers, also known as the Royal Bengal tigers, are from a specific population of the Pantheratigris subspecies, which are native to the Indian subcontinent. They are threatened by poaching, loss, and fragmentation of habitats. They are estimated at comprising fewer than 2,500 wild individuals by 2011.

3. Lions: According to the data from 2020, there are 674 lions in India, which was 523 in 2015. The number of Asiatic lions, who live primarily in the Gir forests, was estimated to be 674 in 2020, an increase of 29 per cent in five years.

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