Unique Animals Found In India

Today on World Wildlife Day lets have a look at these rare beautiful and elusive species of animals found in India.

Unique animals found in india. Besides their unique and striking purple color they are shaped like a lump and possess features that seem deformed when compared to. The snow leopard is probably the most amazing animal found in the Himalayas. They are found in moist and wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats living at altitudes of 150-2200 m.

Gujarat in India is home to a large population of Asiatic lion aka the Indian lion or Persian lion. The snow leopards are specially adapted to the life on harsh environments of the Himalayas. As their name makes clear these frogs are found in India specifically in the Western Ghats mountain range.

Other iconic species of wild animals in India include Asian Elephants Snow Leopards Clouded Leopards the Great Indian Rhinoceros Deer including Barasingha Chital and Hangul the Dhole aka. The Indian Ocean is home to several unique species of marine life including sea turtles sharks sea snakes dugongs and whales. India is one of the hottest biodiversity hot spot in the world and home to some of the most amazing and unique species of wild animals.

Indian Wild Dog and endemics such as the Nigiri Leaf Monkey. Or the absolutely stunning yet very unusual animal called Okapi that looks something like a cross between a moose and a zebra but is actually related to a giraffe. They are also found on the outskirts of towns and villages where they scavenge for food.

This animal looks very unique due to its body structure that resembles both a swine and an elephant. Solitary jackals have been known to form relationships with tigers feeding on their kill remnants. A very rare example of non-dinosaurian predation on dinosaurs was also found in the form of a fossilized dinosaur-eating snake named Sanajeh indicus.

The King of the Jungle reigns supreme in India. The majestic Royal Bengal Tiger the intelligent Asian elephant and the robust one-horned rhino are all unique Indian animals. Having curved horns a gluey coat and coarse fur Nilgiri Tahr is an interesting animal found in the western parts of India.