About Animal Life of India and Asia .
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- India forms an important segment of what is known as the Oriental,
- Sino-Indian, biogeographic region, which extends eastward from India to include mainland and much of insular Southeast Asia. Its fauna are numerous and highly diverse.
- Mammals of the submontane region include Indian elephants
- (Elephas maximus)—associated from time immemorial with mythology
- The Indian rhinoceros is protected at Kaziranga National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
- Ruminants include the wild Indian bison, or gaur
- There are also several species of deer, such as the rare Kashmir stag (hangul), swamp deer (barasingha), spotted deer, musk deer, brow-antlered deer
- Among the primates are various monkeys, including rhesus monkeys and gray, or Hanuman, langurs
- The country’s carnivores include cats, dogs, foxes, jackals, and mongooses
- The majestic Indian, or Bengal, the national animal of India, is known for its rich colour, illusive design, and formidable power.
- The formation of the Asian fauna began in the Mesozoic with the splitting of Laurasian supercontinent.
- Asia blends elements from both ancient supercontinents of Laurasia and Gondwana.
- Gondwanian elements were introduced from Africa and by India.
- Glaciation during the most recent ice age and the immigration of man affected the distribution of Asian fauna (see also Sahara pump theory).
- Eurasia and North America were many times connected by the Bering land bridge, and have very similar mammal and bird faunas, with many Eurasian species having moved into North America.
- And fewer North American species having moved into Eurasia (many zoologists consider the Palearctic and Nearctic to be a single Holarctic realm).
- See also List of extinct animals of Asia.
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