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The Tiger
The Indian tiger (Felis tigris) is found
throughout India, from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, with the exception of the desert regions
in Sind, Punjab and Rajasthan. It has been found even at high elevations on the hills and in
the Himalayas, recorded at altitudes of 10,000 feet. It usually frequents wet, evergreen
forest, but it also inhabits open dry jungles and grassy marshes. The tiger preys upon game
animals of all kinds including deer, wild boar and other carnivorous animals such as panthers.
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The Black Panther
The panther is distributed all over
India, Burma and Sri Lanka. It lives in forests as well as in open country in rocky ground or
in scrub jungle. The panther is more diurnal in it's habits than the tiger and frequently goes
about in search of its prey during the day. A black variety of the panther, known as the Black
Panther occurs in India. In this variety, the general colour of the coat is uniformly black or
very intensely dark brown but the spots can still be made out if the skin is viewed from
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