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Animals found in Goa
Goa is well known for its animal life . There are different types of animals found in the
jungles of Goa. In this essay I will talk about the three animals found in our state .
Leopards are also found in Goa and are good climbers and rely on trees for cover, so are
found in various forested habitats, including rainforest, dry deciduous forest, temperate
forest and northern coniferous forest.
The flame-throated bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds and the Like other leopard subspecies, Indian Leopards are solitary predators who remain well-
state bird of Goa. It is found only in the forests of the Western Ghats in southern India.it camouflaged at night but come down from trees to hunt during the day. Where they co-
can often be found in scrubby foothill forest, as well as overgrown and degraded forest exist with competing predators such as Bengal Tigers, Striped Hyenas and Dhole, they
edge. It moves in flocks; often sticks close to cover.it’s song is pleasant and simple and are more likely to drag their kills up trees. They are opportunistic hunters built for strength
is a series of short and mellow warbling notes. rather than speed, with large skulls and powerful jaw muscles to kill medium-sized
herbivores.
-Piyoosh
Std VI
Mother Nature
Nature is everything around us . It provides the beauty to our environment. Without the
amazing gifts of nature human life would be dull and meaningless. Nature is one of the
best , precious and noblest gifts of god. On this planet , nature has so many things
which have been given to us for our benefits .
Nature has bestowed us with water to drink , air to breathe , trees, plants and animals
etc. apart from these, there are so many scenic and beautiful things in nature to see such
as hills , valleys , mountains , rivers etc . All these beautiful creations are given by god for
The Indian Bison or Gaur truly is a majestic creature. It is the state animal of Goa and human beings to enjoy and utilize them .therefore it is our duty to respect and conserve
can reach an impressive weight of about 1500kgs. The look of the Gaur is quite nature for our betterment and the betterment of the future generation. Parents should
distinctive, with a rather pronounced shoulder hump (especially in the males), and horns encourage children to see and enjoy nature and should teach them ways of preserving
on either side of their heads, that grow to be an impressive 110cms. An interesting fact to nature by proper maintenance and cleanliness.
note is that the Hindi name for the Indian Bison, Gaur, actually means fair-skinned, fair, - Vinayak Parab
or white – the complete opposite of the adult Indian Bison looks like. Though a newly - Std VII
born bison is indeed a light golden-yellow, which soon changes to fawn, then to light
brown, and so to coffee or reddish brown.
