They are one of the most successful hunter groups in the entire animal kingdom, with a success rate of 97%.
What do elephants do to keep themselves warm?
Whale sequesters around 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide on average. A tree during the same period only contributes to 3 per cent of the carbon absorption of the whale.
MAMMALS
1. A Field Guide to Indian MammalsAuthor: Vivek Menon
Publisher: Hachette/Dorling Kindersley in association with Penguin Book India
2.Mammals of South Asia-Volume One and Volume Two
A J T Johnsingh (Author), Nima Manjrekar (Editor)
Publisher: Universities Press (India) Private Limited
JUST FOR FUN!
1.The Story of Asia's LionsAuthor: Divyabhanusinh
Publisher: Marg Publications
2.Mammals of India
Author: Prater
INSECTS
1.InsectsAuthor: M.S Mani
Publisher: National Book Trust, India
2.On a Trail with Ants - A Handbook of the Ants of Peninsular India
Author: Ajay Narendra and Sunil Kumar M
JUST FOR FUN!
1.The Book of Indian ButterfliesAuthor: Isaac Kehimar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
BIRDS
1.Birds of the Indian SubcontinentAuthor: Bikram Grewal
Publisher: Local Colour Ltd
2.Birds of the Indian Subcontinent - A Field Guide
Author: Ranjit Manakadan, J.C Daniels, Nikhil Bhopale
Publisher: Oxford University Press
JUST FOR FUN!
1.Threatened Birds of India- Their Conservation RequirementsAuthor: Asad R Rehmani
Publisher: Oxford University Press
2.A Photographic Guide to the Birds o the Himalayas
Author: Bikram Grewal and Otto Pfiester
Editor: New Holland Publishers
OTHERS
1.Forest Biodiversity of IndiaPublisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
2.Tibet's Hidden Wilderness
Author: George B. Schaller
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
3.Sahyadris - India's Western Ghats
Authors: Sandesh Kadur & Kamal Bawa
Publisher: Ashoka Trust for Research in Education and the Environment
4.Himalaya - Mountains of Life
Authors: Sandesh Kadur & Kamal Bawa,
Publisher: Ashoka Trust for Research in Education and the Environment
5.Encyclopaedia Britannica
6.Wild Wisdom Quiz Book is now available
Author: WWF-India
Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
7.Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
by James B. Nardi
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
1.The Indian Book of ReptilesAuthor: J.C Daniel
Publisher: The Bombay Natural History Society
2.Amphibians of Peninsular India
Author: R. J Ranjit Daniels
Publisher: Universities Press
JUST FOR FUN!
1. Common Indian Snakes - A Field GuideAuthor: Romulus Whitaker
Publisher: Rajiv Beri for Macmillan India Ltd.
2. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India
Author: Indraneil Das
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
FRESH WATER AND MARINE LIFE
1.Marine Life in IndiaAuthor: B.F. Chhapgar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
2.Field Guide to the Marine life of India
Author: Deepak Apte
Publisher: Deepak Apte
JUST FOR FUN!
1.Marine Turtles of the Indian SubcontinentAuthor: Kartik Shanker and BC Choudhary
Publisher: CRC Press
2.Extraordinary Fish
Author: Frances Dipper
Publisher: BBC Worldwide
TREES
1.A Celebration of Indian TreesAuthor: Ashok S Kothari
Publisher: Marg Publications
2.Tress of India
Author: Subhadra Menon and Pallav Bhagla
Publisher: Bishen Singh Mahendrapal Singh
3.Jungle Trees of Central India: A Field Guide for Tree Spotters
Author: Pradip Krishen
Publisher: Penguin India
JUST FOR FUN!
1. Tress of DelhiAuthor: Predeep Kishan
Publisher: DK & Penguin India
2.Sacred Plants of India
Authors: Nanditha Krishna, M. Amirthalingam
Publisher: Penguin Books Limited
Useful Links
The Website links are as follows:
• http://www.wwfindia.org/
• http://www.panda.org/
• http://www.worldwildlife.org/
• http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Sample Questions
• Middle School Level Paper- Answer Key• Middle School Level Question Paper
• Primary School Level Paper- Answer Key
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