Saturday, January 14, 2012

Fauna Of Bangladesh

A variety of wild animals are found in the forests. Of the 200 species of mammals, the pride of place goes to the Royal Bengal Tiger found in the Sundarban. Elephants are found in the forests of Chittagong hill tracts. Six species of Deer are seen in the hill tracts and the Sundarban. Among the bovine animals,

Buffalo, ox and Bison are commonly seen. There are about 150 species of reptiles. common reptiles include the sea Turtle, River Tortoise, Mud Turtle, Crocodile, Python, Rat-snake and cobra. There are hundreds of species of birds, and fresh water fishes are abundant in both quantity and category. Of the 525 recorded species of birds,350 are resident. The number of species of marine and fresh water fish total around 200.We are the people of Bangladesh feel proud for our's national animal Royal Bengal Tiger.

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