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Animal life of Bangladesh

The Royal Bengal Tiger

The majestic Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal Bangladesh. Highly endangered, the Royal Bengal can now be mostly be found in the Sundarbans.

One of the largest of the 'big cats', it has extremely bold and striking colour pattern - making it perhaps the most magnificent and sought-after fiery beast of the world!  The vivid pattern of stripes on the glossy skin serves as a very effective camouflage in the grasses and foliage almost in all the seasons.

The male averages 3 metres in length including 1 meter of tail and wiighs about 180 kg., though much larger speciemens have been lnown.  The giant one is the Siberian tiger, almost 4 metres long and weighing about 300 kg.

Deer

The Chital (spotted deer) is also very common om the forests of the Sundarban. The Chital is perhaps the most beautiful of all deer. Its coat is bright rufous-fawn profusely spotted with white at all ages and all seasons. They are seen in herds of 10-30, which contains 2-3 stags.

They are seen in grassy forest glades, forest edges, woodland and shaded streams in moist and dry deciduous forests upto 1000 m .

Average height is 36 in. (90 cm.) and weighs about 190 lb. (85 kg.)

The bigger deers Sambar and the small barking deer can be found in the wooded hills of the north-east and east.

The barking deers are small deer of the forests. They are noted for barking like dogs when alarmed and during the breeding season, and for having tiny antlers and tusklike canine teeth.

Primates

Primates  also abound all over Bangladesh, but most abundantly in the Sundarbans and the Hill Tracts.

Elephants

The elephant is mostly found in the wild in the Hill Tracts and is also a protected animal.

Elephant habitat in Bangladesh is confined almost entirely to the forested hills of the east, and even there habitat is giving way to monoculture plantations of teak, rubber, and tea.

Only 200�350 wild elephants are thought to survive, with herds moving between Bangladesh and neighbouring India. There are 50 domestic elephants.

source: Virtual Bangladesh


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