Indian Flora and Fauna

How many elephants usually move in herds?

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The Indian Elephant is the largest and the heaviest of all terrestrial mammals. It is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and similar states. Elephants move in herds forming a single file. A herd ranging from five to eleven elephants or at times even up to seventeen forms a family. They are usually three and a half meters high at the shoulder. They feed generally on all species of bamboo and several species of grasses. The animal cannot tolerate high temperature and its average life span is around seventy years. Its population is rapidly declining because it is hunted out for tusk which has commercial value. Their habitat loss is attributed to the increasing human population and its need for fuel wood and timber, which has had a severe impact on the wild elephant population. The demand for elephant ivory for making tourist items is higher than ever before, which is a major reason for their decline in population.

What has the increase in human population resulted in?

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The Indian Elephant is the largest and the heaviest of all terrestrial mammals. It is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and similar states. Elephants move in herds forming a single file. A herd ranging from five to eleven elephants or at times even up to seventeen forms a family. They are usually three and a half meters high at the shoulder. They feed generally on all species of bamboo and several species of grasses. The animal cannot tolerate high temperature and its average life span is around seventy years. Its population is rapidly declining because it is hunted out for tusk which has commercial value. Their habitat loss is attributed to the increasing human population and its need for fuel wood and timber, which has had a severe impact on the wild elephant population. The demand for elephant ivory for making tourist items is higher than ever before, which is a major reason for their decline in population.

What type of an animal is the Elephant?

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The Indian Elephant is the largest and the heaviest of all terrestrial mammals. It is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and similar states. Elephants move in herds forming a single file. A herd ranging from five to eleven elephants or at times even up to seventeen forms a family. They are usually three and a half meters high at the shoulder. They feed generally on all species of bamboo and several species of grasses. The animal cannot tolerate high temperature and its average life span is around seventy years. Its population is rapidly declining because it is hunted out for tusk which has commercial value. Their habitat loss is attributed to the increasing human population and its need for fuel wood and timber, which has had a severe impact on the wild elephant population. The demand for elephant ivory for making tourist items is higher than ever before, which is a major reason for their decline in population.

What is ivory used for?

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The Indian Elephant is the largest and the heaviest of all terrestrial mammals. It is found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala and similar states. Elephants move in herds forming a single file. A herd ranging from five to eleven elephants or at times even up to seventeen forms a family. They are usually three and a half meters high at the shoulder. They feed generally on all species of bamboo and several species of grasses. The animal cannot tolerate high temperature and its average life span is around seventy years. Its population is rapidly declining because it is hunted out for tusk which has commercial value. Their habitat loss is attributed to the increasing human population and its need for fuel wood and timber, which has had a severe impact on the wild elephant population. The demand for elephant ivory for making tourist items is higher than ever before, which is a major reason for their decline in population.

Which phrase means ‘praise and appreciation’?

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India is home to the world's largest population of wild tigers but only 11% of the original Indian tiger habitat remains. From 1973, India's Project Tiger established over 25 tiger reserves, where human habitation was not allowed. The project was credited with tripling the number of wild Bengal tigers from some 1,200 in 1973 to over 3,500 in the 1990s, but a 2007 report showed that numbers had fallen down to about 1,400 tigers because of illegal hunting.

What has happened to the tiger habitat in India?

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India is home to the world's largest population of wild tigers but only 11% of the original Indian tiger habitat remains. From 1973, India's Project Tiger established over 25 tiger reserves, where human habitation was not allowed. The project was credited with tripling the number of wild Bengal tigers from some 1,200 in 1973 to over 3,500 in the 1990s, but a 2007 report showed that numbers had fallen down to about 1,400 tigers because of illegal hunting.

According to the passage, why is the number of tigers decreasing?

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India is home to the world's largest population of wild tigers but only 11% of the original Indian tiger habitat remains. From 1973, India's Project Tiger established over 25 tiger reserves, where human habitation was not allowed. The project was credited with tripling the number of wild Bengal tigers from some 1,200 in 1973 to over 3,500 in the 1990s, but a 2007 report showed that numbers had fallen down to about 1,400 tigers because of illegal hunting.