Common Name: Sangai, Brow Antlered Deer, Dancing Deer Scientific Name: Rucervus eldii   About:  It is the state animal of Manipur.  Sangai is a medium-sized deer, with uniquely distinctive antlers, with extremely long brow tine, which form the main beam. The forward protruding beam appears to come out from the eyebrow. This signifies its name, brow-antlered deer. The animal’s coat is dark reddish brown during winter months and it bears a much lighter shade in summer. The height is about 115-130cm (Males), 90-100cm (females) and weighs about 90-125kg (Male), 60-80 kg (Female). It is native to Cambodia, China, India, Laos and Myanmar.   Habitat: Its habitat is restricted to the marshy wetland of Keibal Lamjao over the floating biomass in Loktak Lake which is locally called ‘phumdi’. The habitat of the sangai is now protected as the ‘Keibul Lamjao National Park’. Keibal Lamjao is the only floating National Park in India. Sangai often balances itself while walking on the floating biomass which looks as if it is dancing on the green grassland and hence the name of ‘dancing deer’ of Manipur has come into existence.   Status: State animal of Manipur, Schedule-1 of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Endangered on IUCN Red List.   Sangai festival:  ...

Great Indian bustard, (Ardeotis nigriceps) is a large bird of   bustard family (Otididae) and is one of the heaviest flying birds in the world. Once, a contender for National Bird of India; now is the State Bird of Rajasthan and is locally called Godawan. It was once a contender for National Bird of India. Its habitat, spreads across grasslands of the states of Rajasthan, Gurjarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.   Great Indian bustards are tall birds with long legs and a long neck; the tallest individuals stand up to 1.2 metres (4 feet) and can weigh upto 15 kg. Males and females are distinguished by the colour of their feathers. In males, the feathers on the top of the head are black with whitish neck, breast, and underparts, along with brown wings highlighted by black and gray markings. Males are characterized by a small, narrow band of black feathers across the breast. In contrast, females possess a smaller black crown on the top of the head, and the black breast band is either discontinuous or absent.   Great Indian bustards are omnivores and feed on any palatable food available in their immediate surroundings; e.g. arthropods, worms, small mammals, small reptiles, insects, seeds and peanuts. Adult great Indian bustards ...

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