Wildlife
This park houses various species of animals, birds and exotic plants.The variety of birds found here are spellbinding. It is an ideal place for bird watching, and you will find many avid bird lovers here. Some of the birds found in the park are woodpecker, kingfisher, parakeet, Malabar whistling thrush, and sunbird. The beautiful peacocks will surely capture your hearts with their lovely colours. The park has about 251 varieties of feathered species.The Sanjay Gandhi National Park boasts of many varied animals and reptiles. These include the spotted deer, wild boar, barking deer,Sambar deer, civet cat, hares, panthers, antelopes, Bonnet Macaque(Macaca radiata), leopards and hanuman langurs. In addition to this, the reptile world includes giant and deadly snakes like the cobra, monitor lizards, pythons, vipers and crocodiles. The Tulsi Lake houses a number of crocodiles, which sometimes scare the wits out of the tourists, at the same time flushing their hearts with excitement. Crocodile Park is also a right place to look at these creepy and sleepy creatures. About 150 species of butterflies.
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