Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hoofed & Handed
By far, the most abundant forms of wildlife you'll see in India are deer (nine species), ante-
lope (six species), goats and sheep (10 species), and primates (15 species). In the open
grasslands of many parks look for the stocky nilgai (bluebull), India's largest antelope, or
elegantly horned blackbucks.
India's primates range from the extremely rare hoolock gibbon and golden langur of the
northeast, to species that are so common as to be a pest - most notably the stocky and ag-
gressive rhesus macaque and the elegant grey (Hanuman) langur. In the south, the pesky
monkeys that loiter around temples and tourist sites are bonnet macaques.
Around 2000 plant species are described in Ayurveda (traditional Indian herbal medicine) texts.
