Indian Flora and Fauna

When does the peacock put up its feathers?

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The peacock in India, majorly known as the Indian peacock or Blue peacock, is a blue colored flightless bird. It is the national bird of India. The Indian peafowl finds residence among various parts of the Indian subcontinent and is usually found in the drier lowland areas. Peacocks are widely distributed in the wild across South Asia and are protected both culturally in many areas and by law in India. It is a large bird with a length of, from peak to tail, about hundred to hundred and fifty centimeters with weight averaging around five kilograms. The peacock is known for its brightly coloured display of feathers which are generally spread out during mating. Their loud calls make them easy to detect and in forest areas often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger.

What is the maximum length of a typical tiger?

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The tiger is the national animal of India majorly known as Bengal Tiger. Besides India they are also found in China and Indonesia. It prefers places with humid evergreen forests. They are slightly larger than the lion and are good swimmers. They are striped with short hair. Their coat is yellow to light orange with stripes ranging from dark brown to black. They have a total average length varying from two-hundred and forty to three-hundred and ten centimeters. They are usually carnivores with canine teeth which are well formed and are usually used to feed on prey like water buffalo, swamp deer and other known forest animals. It has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Various conservation efforts have been taken up by the government to preserve the tiger population. The approach has been successful in reducing poaching, restoring habitats, and creating a local constituency for conservation.

Which is the largest living rhinoceros in the world?

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The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is the fifth largest land animal and is primarily found in north-east Assam and also in the protected areas of the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the grasslands along the rivers in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is second-largest living rhinoceros in the world only next to white rhinoceros with an average body length of three hundred and ten to three-hundred and eighty centimeters. Its weight is around two thousand kilograms. A single horn is present in both males and females but is absent in newborn. It has thick, silver-brown skin, which becomes pinkish near the large skin folds that cover its body. Poaching for the horn of rhinoceros became the single most important reason for the decline of the Indian rhino. After the conservation measures, illegal hunting almost ended in the twentieth century. Once rhino population spanned the Indo-Gangetic Plains, but excessive hunting has reduced its population drastically.

Where are bustards usually found?

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The Great Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and adjacent areas of Pakistan. Bustards are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and grasslands. They resemble ostrich in structure in having a horizontal body with uncovered legs but are the heaviest of the flying birds, unlike ostrich which is among the flightless birds. Their distribution is wide ranging from the dry areas of both India and Pakistan but is restricted to some small pockets of central and western India and eastern Pakistan. It is usually found in dry and semi-dry grasslands, open areas with thorny weeds, but it avoids irrigated areas. The rapid decrease in the population of India’s bustards and their endangered status has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to form species recovery programs in 2012 for the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal Florican and the Lesser Florican which are still to be implemented.

Which word in the passage means 'supplied with water'?

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The Great Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and adjacent areas of Pakistan. Bustards are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and grasslands. They resemble ostrich in structure in having a horizontal body with uncovered legs but are the heaviest of the flying birds, unlike ostrich which is among the flightless birds. Their distribution is wide ranging from the dry areas of both India and Pakistan but is restricted to some small pockets of central and western India and eastern Pakistan. It is usually found in dry and semi-dry grasslands, open areas with thorny weeds, but it avoids irrigated areas. The rapid decrease in the population of India’s bustards and their endangered status has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to form species recovery programs in 2012 for the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal Florican and the Lesser Florican which are still to be implemented.

Why did the Indian Ministry of Environment form recovery programs for the Great Indian Bustard?

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The Great Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and adjacent areas of Pakistan. Bustards are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and grasslands. They resemble ostrich in structure in having a horizontal body with uncovered legs but are the heaviest of the flying birds, unlike ostrich which is among the flightless birds. Their distribution is wide ranging from the dry areas of both India and Pakistan but is restricted to some small pockets of central and western India and eastern Pakistan. It is usually found in dry and semi-dry grasslands, open areas with thorny weeds, but it avoids irrigated areas. The rapid decrease in the population of India’s bustards and their endangered status has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to form species recovery programs in 2012 for the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal Florican and the Lesser Florican which are still to be implemented.

In which two countries is the 'Great Indian Bustard' found?

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The Great Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and adjacent areas of Pakistan. Bustards are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and grasslands. They resemble ostrich in structure in having a horizontal body with uncovered legs but are the heaviest of the flying birds, unlike ostrich which is among the flightless birds. Their distribution is wide ranging from the dry areas of both India and Pakistan but is restricted to some small pockets of central and western India and eastern Pakistan. It is usually found in dry and semi-dry grasslands, open areas with thorny weeds, but it avoids irrigated areas. The rapid decrease in the population of India’s bustards and their endangered status has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to form species recovery programs in 2012 for the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal Florican and the Lesser Florican which are still to be implemented.

What was the homeland of Indian rhinoceros in the past?

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The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is the fifth largest land animal and is primarily found in north-east Assam and also in the protected areas of the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the grasslands along the rivers in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is second-largest living rhinoceros in the world only next to white rhinoceros with an average body length of three hundred and ten to three-hundred and eighty centimeters. Its weight is around two thousand kilograms. A single horn is present in both males and females but is absent in newborn. It has thick, silver-brown skin, which becomes pinkish near the large skin folds that cover its body. Poaching for the horn of rhinoceros became the single most important reason for the decline of the Indian rhino. After the conservation measures, illegal hunting almost ended in the twentieth century. Once rhino population spanned the Indo-Gangetic Plains, but excessive hunting has reduced its population drastically.

A newborn differs from male and female population of rhinoceros in that it has

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The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is the fifth largest land animal and is primarily found in north-east Assam and also in the protected areas of the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the grasslands along the rivers in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is second-largest living rhinoceros in the world only next to white rhinoceros with an average body length of three hundred and ten to three-hundred and eighty centimeters. Its weight is around two thousand kilograms. A single horn is present in both males and females but is absent in newborn. It has thick, silver-brown skin, which becomes pinkish near the large skin folds that cover its body. Poaching for the horn of rhinoceros became the single most important reason for the decline of the Indian rhino. After the conservation measures, illegal hunting almost ended in the twentieth century. Once rhino population spanned the Indo-Gangetic Plains, but excessive hunting has reduced its population drastically.

Which word in the passage means 'preservation, protection or restoration'?

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The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is the fifth largest land animal and is primarily found in north-east Assam and also in the protected areas of the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the grasslands along the rivers in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is second-largest living rhinoceros in the world only next to white rhinoceros with an average body length of three hundred and ten to three-hundred and eighty centimeters. Its weight is around two thousand kilograms. A single horn is present in both males and females but is absent in newborn. It has thick, silver-brown skin, which becomes pinkish near the large skin folds that cover its body. Poaching for the horn of rhinoceros became the single most important reason for the decline of the Indian rhino. After the conservation measures, illegal hunting almost ended in the twentieth century. Once rhino population spanned the Indo-Gangetic Plains, but excessive hunting has reduced its population drastically.

In what way does the Great Indian Bustard resemble an ostrich?

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The Great Indian Bustard is a bustard found in India and adjacent areas of Pakistan. Bustards are large and highly terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and grasslands. They resemble ostrich in structure in having a horizontal body with uncovered legs but are the heaviest of the flying birds, unlike ostrich which is among the flightless birds. Their distribution is wide ranging from the dry areas of both India and Pakistan but is restricted to some small pockets of central and western India and eastern Pakistan. It is usually found in dry and semi-dry grasslands, open areas with thorny weeds, but it avoids irrigated areas. The rapid decrease in the population of India’s bustards and their endangered status has forced the Ministry of Environment and Forests to form species recovery programs in 2012 for the Great Indian Bustard, the Bengal Florican and the Lesser Florican which are still to be implemented.

What is the major cause of decline in the population of rhinoceros?

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The Indian rhinoceros is also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros. It is the fifth largest land animal and is primarily found in north-east Assam and also in the protected areas of the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the grasslands along the rivers in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is second-largest living rhinoceros in the world only next to white rhinoceros with an average body length of three hundred and ten to three-hundred and eighty centimeters. Its weight is around two thousand kilograms. A single horn is present in both males and females but is absent in newborn. It has thick, silver-brown skin, which becomes pinkish near the large skin folds that cover its body. Poaching for the horn of rhinoceros became the single most important reason for the decline of the Indian rhino. After the conservation measures, illegal hunting almost ended in the twentieth century. Once rhino population spanned the Indo-Gangetic Plains, but excessive hunting has reduced its population drastically.