Wildest Safari

In the World, the most beautiful and amazing thing is "Our Nature" Nature always balance itself and make things beautiful. If you people are thinking to visit India and wanting to see Indian wildlife and nature beauty  then you must visit "The Heaven Of Wild - The Western Ghats"   Introduction The Western Ghats, is a mountain rang that runs along the western side of India. The Ghats are older than the Himalayas.   It runs about 1600 km, North to South along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau. It is one of the hottest hotspots of biological diversity in the world. In 2006, India applied to the UNESCO MAB for the Western Ghats to be listed as a protected "World Heritage Site". In 2012, the following places are declared as World Heritage Sites. Indira Gandhi Wild life Sanctuary and National Park. Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger reserve. Mudumalai National Park. Mudumalai Tiger reserve. Shend

Let's talk about less known and recently identified "Amphibian" Introduction Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Names in English that have been used this species are purple frog, Indian purple frog, or pig nose  frog . The existence of the purple frog was not known until 2003 .   These burrowing frogs are the last of a group of ancient amphibians that evolved over 120 million years ago. They are extremely rare and listed as an endangered species. Physical Characteristics The body of this frog appears robust and bloated and is relatively rounded compared to other more flatted frogs. Its arms and legs splay out in the standard anuran body form. Compared to other frogs, purple frog has a small head and an unusual, pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purplish-grey in colour. Males are about a third of the len

Now, let's see some rare and unknown members of Western Ghats of India. Let's talk about "Malabar Large spotted Civet" Introduction The Malabar large spotted Civet, also known as the Malabar civet, is a viverrid endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN as its population size is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals, with no subpopulation greater than 50 individuals. It is also known as Kannan chandu and Male meru in Kerala.  Physical Characteristics The Malabar large-spotted civet is dusky gray. It has a dark mark on the cheek, large transverse dark marks on the back and sides. Two obliquely transverse dark lines on the neck. These marks are more pronounced  than in the Large Indian Civet. Its throat and neck are white. A mane starts between the shoulders. Its tail is ringed with dark bands. The feet are dark. It differs from the large -spotted civet by t

Now we take safari of a marine life of  India and start our journey with "The Pokémon character- Dugong"   Introduction The Dugong is a medium-sized marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae.   It's closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow, was hunted to extinction in the 18th century. The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal. Physical Characteristics The fully-grown adult dugong can grow up to a length of 3 meters. The weight of the adult dugong is between 231 and 499 kilograms. The dugong has an elongated snout which faces downwards, an enormous, bristly upper lip, used to strip sea grass leaves or snuffle up rhizomes from the sea floor.  Adult males and some females even have short tusks. Special valves in the nose keep the nostrils closed while underwater.   The dugong has paddle

We all know that leopard is a lonely big cat  and it is difficult for researchers to take one shot of leopard in wild. But, one more big cat family member is more rare and invisible than leopard, it is a cloud leopard. Introduction The clouded leopard is a wild cat occurring from the Himalayan foothills through  mainland Southeast Asia into China. The scientific name of the clouded leopard is Neofelis nebulosa. It is one of two members of the genus Neofelis, and is classified under the family Felidae. The other member of this genus is the Sunda Clouded Leopard Physical Characteristics Clouded leopard's weight is between 11.5 and 23 kg. Females vary in head-to-body length from 68.6to 94 cm , with a tail61 to 82 cm long. Males are larger at 81 to 108 cm with a tail 74 to 91 cm long. Their shoulder height varies from 50 to 55 cm. The fur of clouded leopards is of a dark grey colour, often largely obliterated by black and dar