Nagarahole
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Nagarahole National Park is located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka, India. The park has rich forest cover, small streams, hills, valleys and waterfalls. It is bordered on the south by the Kabini river. The park has populations of Bengal tiger, gaur, Indian elephant, Indian leopard, chital and Sambar deer. Over 250 species of birds are found here.
Mammals
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Male Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
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Young female leopard (Panthera pardus)
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Male tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
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Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus)
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Gaur or Indian bison (Bos gaurus)
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Sambhar (Rusa unicolor) doe with bloodspot on neck
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Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
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Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
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Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos)
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Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
Birds
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Medium egret (Ardea intermedia)
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in breeding plummage
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Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
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Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus) eating prey
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) eating fish
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Indian cormorants (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis) in nest
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Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) with prey
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Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis), Karnataka State Bird
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Malabar trogan (Harpactes fasciatus)
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Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Reptiles and amphibians
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Great egret (Ardea alba) and mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
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Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus)
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Ruddy mongoose kills rat snake
Scenery
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Teak forest with safari road
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Sunset over the Kabini reservoir
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Safari vehicles waiting for a tiger