Kaziranga National Park
is located along the banks of the Bhrahmaputra
River. The park is spread
over an area of approximately 430-sq-kms and is the only national park reserve
in India
where the one horned rhinoceros can be seen in its natural habitat.
The park's natural vegetation of swamps and tall
elephant grass thickets shelters a healthy population of the Rhino, Elephant,
Indian Bison, Swamp Deer, Hog Deer, Sloth Bears, Tigers, Leopard Cats, Jungle
Cats, Otters, Hog Badgers, Capped Langurs, Hoolock Gibbons, Wild Boar, Jackal,
Wild Buffalo, Pythons and Monitor Lizards.
Birdlife is also abundant in the Kaziranga Park. The avian species found here
include the Oriental Honey Buzzard, Black-Shouldered Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy
Kite, Pallas's Fishing Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle,
Himalayan Griffon, etc. Huge numbers of migratory birds descend on the park's
lakes and marshy areas during winters, including Greylag Geese, Bar-Headed
Geese, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Falcated Duck, Red-Crested Pochard and Northern
Shoveller.
The best time to visit Kaziranga is from
mid-November to early April. During the monsoons, the Brahmaputra
River floods the low-lying grasslands
and causes the animals to migrate from one area to another within the Kaziranga National Park.
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