Kaziranga National Park

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Kaziranga National Park

Nestled in the middle of Assam, Kaziranga National Park is among the last untouched wilderness areas in eastern India. It is home to many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of birds, as well as the world's largest population of One-Horned Rhinos. The park, which is home to two thirds of the world's Indian rhinos, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With approximately 57% of the world's population, the park also has the largest population of Wild Water Buffalo. The Indian Rhinoceros, Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Wild Water Buffalo and Swamp Deer are popularly known as the 'Big Five' of Kaziranga. The area has also been recognized by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area for the conservation of the avian species. Home to a variety of migratory, waterfowl, predators, scavengers and game birds. Among the park's inhabitants are two of the world's largest snakes, the Reticulated Python and the Indian Rock Python, and the world's longest venomous snake, the King Cobra. The area is also home to monitor lizards, including the Bengal Monitor and Asian Water Monitor. Among the other reptiles are about fifteen turtle species, like the endemic Assam Roofed Turtle, and one tortoise species, the Brown Tortoise. The park is a vast area of tall elephant grass, marshland, and thick tropical moist broadleaf forests, traversed by four major rivers, among them the Brahmaputra, and contains many smaller water bodies. The subject of many books, songs and documentary films, Kaziranga was established as a reserve in 1905 and celebrated its centenary in 2005.

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park

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