Despite the numbers and vast territorial range of Bengal tigers, the government formed a special National Tiger Conservation Authority in Even with Asiatic lions on the brink of extinction, there is no such authority at the national level. Facebook Twitter Linkedin EMail. A peacock is a symbol of grace and beauty.
Another reason why the peacock was chosen as the National bird was because of its presence across the country, so much so that even common people are familiar with the bird.
Moreover, no other country had the peacocok as its national bird either. The peacock fulfilled all these and hence became the national bird of India. Also strength, agility and power are the basic aspect of the tiger. Prior to this, the lion was the National animal of India. The lotus flower has a very significant position in Indian mythology.
It is the flower of goddess Laxmi and symbolizes wealth, prosperity, and fertility. Also, it grows very uniquely in dirty water with its long stalk far above the water, bearing the flower on the top.
The lotus flower remains untouched from impurity. It symbolizes purity, achievement, long life, and good fate. Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata. Tava shubha name jage, Tava shubha asisa mage, Gahe tava jaya gatha, Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he, Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he! It was adopted as the National Anthem of India on 24 January Two male tigers have been seen sharing a prey.
When several tigers are sharing a prey, it is observed that the male tigers wait for the females and infants to finish eating unlike any other predatory animal. An adult tiger can leap a distance of more than six metre and jump up to five metre vertically.
One blow of a tiger's front paw is strong enough to break a bear's skull and even break its spine. The condition of humans can be imagine easily now! Each tiger has over stripes on its body but no two tiger have the same stripe pattern. White tigers are not a different species. They are white in colour because some of the regular tigers are born with less pigmentary cells on their skin, making them look white.
Tigers, unlike other cat animals, like playing in water. They are excellent swimmers and fishers too. A tiger can swim for many kilometres and hunt for fish. The Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh are the only tigers in the world which are living in mangrove forests.
The population of Bengal tigers is estimated to be around 70 tigers in Sundarbans. It is found in 16 states while the lion is found only in one state.
Also, because of the worldwide importance of the animal, and the need to protect it. Tiger as the National Animal of India symbolizes the power, strength, elegance, alertness, intelligence and endurance of the nation. Tiger has also been long part of Indian mythology and folklore.
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