Sunday, November 27, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Grey Langur
Grey Langur
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Scientific Name
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presbytis entellus
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Order
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Primates
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Family
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Cercopithecidae
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Distribution
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Hazara, Kunar valley,
Shogran, Dhanial forest, Azad Kashmir, Jhelum valley
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Habitat
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It lives in moist temperate
mixed deciduous/coniferous forests from 7000 ft to 10000 ft elevation.
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Feed
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Mature tree leaves, young
leaf buds, shoots, fruit of raspberry and the vibernum.
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Breeding Season
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May – June
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Litter Size
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Single
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Gestation period
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196 days
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Predators
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Common leopard
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Status
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Endangered
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Himalayan Ibex
Himalayan Ibex
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Scientific Name
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Capra ibex sibirica
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Order
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Artiodactyla
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Family
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Bovidae
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Distribution
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Chitral, Hazara, Dir
Kohistan, Swat Kohistan.
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Habitat
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It is confined to
relatively arid mountain ranges of the lower himalayas, living well above the tree line only in the higher more
precipitous regions from
7000 – 16400 ft.
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Feed
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Grasses, twigs etc.
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Breeding Season
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3rd week of December
to mid January
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Litter Size
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1 – 2 kids
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Gestation period
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155 – 170 days
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Age at Maturity
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1½ years for female,
2½ years for male
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Predators
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Snow leopard, wolf
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Life Span
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10 – 12 years
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Status
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Endangered
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Snow Leopard
Snow
Leopard
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Scientific Name
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Uncia uncia
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Order
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Carnivora
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Family
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Felidae
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Distribution
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Chitral, Indus Kohistan,
Gilgit, Baltistan,
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Habitat
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Northern Hunza, Dir,
Swat, Kohistan. It inhabits inner Himalayan ranges where both snow fall and
rain-fall is scant. In summer it ranges upto the highest alpine
meadows upto 17000
feet and descend to 5000 feet in winter.
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Feed
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Ibex, Markhor,
Marmots, Cape Hare, Pikas, Snow cocks domestic livestock, goats, sheeps.
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Breeding Season
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December to February
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Litter Size
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2- 3 Cubs
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Gestation period
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98 – 103 days
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Age at Maturity
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2 – 3 years
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Predators
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Human beings
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Life Span
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15 – 20 years
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Status
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Endangered
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Jungle Cat
Jungle
Cat
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Scientific
Name
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Felis chaus
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Order
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Carnivora
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Family
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Canidae
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Distribution
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Tharparkar, Thatta distt:, common in Sindh
and Funjab, Thal & Cholistan deserts and Mianwali.
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Breeding
season
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Winter or early Spring.
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Litter
size
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3 –4 kittens
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Gestation
period
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56 days
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Predators
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Man and Wolf
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Life
span
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9 years.
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Status
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Common
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Urial
Urial |
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Scientific Name
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Ovis orientalis
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Order
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Artiodactyla
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Family
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Bovidae
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Distribution
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Chitral, Waziristan, Khyber agency,
Malakand, Sindh, Kohistan, Lasbela
hinglajhllis of Makran, have
become extremely rare on the west
bank of Kunhar river in Chitral and
Salt range.
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Habitat
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It inhibits gentle slopes of the higher
mountain ranges and will occur
upto 9000 feet. They are also found
in hills upto 2500 feet.
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Feed
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They prefer grasses, phulai leaves.
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Breeding season
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Mid October to late November
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Litter size
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1 –2 Lambs
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Gestation period
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160-164 days
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Age at Maturity
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18 months for female, 2-1/2 years for
male
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Predators
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Man, leopard, Wolves and Caracal
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Life span
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11 years
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Status
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Common.
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