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Kerala Rare Species of Animals and Birds Malabar Civet Great Cormorant Nilgiri Tahr Grey Heron Fishing Cat Oriental Darter

Kerala rare species of animals and birds

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The forests of Kerala, The God's Own Country is the home to some of the endemic and endangered species of especially animals and birds of India. The Western Ghats Protects the Evergreen Wild life of Kerala and also Protect the endangered species in rain forest India.

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Malabar Civet Malabar civet is a medium-sized animal originated from  the evergreen rainforest belt of southwestern India and it is one of the world's rarest mammals.

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Great Cormorant

 The Phalacrocoracidae include in the family of medium-to-large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that also includes cormorants and shags. 

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Nilgiri Tahr

The nilgiri tahr is a medium to large ungulate that prefers wet climate. According to the Ultimate Ungulate, the females average around 110 pounds weight, while the males can weight twice of  that.

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Grey Heron

The family of  Ardeidae contains bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large sized wading birds having long necks and legs.

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Fishing Cat

The Fishing cats are medium-sized cats which has a native to southwest India and southeast Asia.

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Oriental Darter

The Darters are frequently referred to as "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck it gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies and submerged.