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Here’s a compact Flashcard-style format (Q&A style) for each species – focusing on important keywords from a UPSC Prelims perspective:
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🐐 Nilgiri Tahr
Q: Where is the Nilgiri Tahr found and what is its diet?
A: Found in the Western Ghats, it's a herbivore grazing on grasses and shrubs.
Q: Is Nilgiri Tahr nocturnal or vocal?
A: Nocturnal? ❌ No | Voice? Grunts and snorts (low vocal)
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🐵 Lion-Tailed Macaque
Q: What is a unique appearance feature of the Lion-Tailed Macaque?
A: It has a silver-white mane and a tufted tail.
Q: Where does it live and is it vocal?
A: Lives in evergreen forests of Western Ghats; Very vocal with loud calls.
Q: Nocturnal?
A: ❌ No (It’s diurnal)
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🦌 Spotted Deer (Chital)
Q: What distinguishes Chital in appearance?
A: White spots on a reddish-brown coat.
Q: Habitat & activity?
A: Forests/grasslands | Crepuscular & partly nocturnal
Q: Voice?
A: High-pitched alarm calls
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🐐 Blackbuck
Q: How to differentiate male and female Blackbucks?
A: Males: Dark brown with spiral horns; Females: Light brown, hornless.
Q: Is it nocturnal and where is it found?
A: ❌ No | Found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP
Q: Vocal?
A: Low snorts, not highly vocal.
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🐋 Dugong
Q: What is India's only herbivorous marine mammal?
A: Dugong
Q: Habitat and vocal trait?
A: Found in Gulf of Mannar, A&N Islands | Emits low-frequency sounds.
Q: Nocturnal?
A: ❌ Mostly diurnal
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🐆 Cheetah
Q: Where is Cheetah reintroduced in India?
A: Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
Q: Is Cheetah nocturnal or vocal?
A: ❌ Diurnal | Voice: Chirps, purrs, cannot roar
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🦁 Asiatic Lion
Q: Where is the Asiatic Lion found?
A: Only in Gir Forest, Gujarat
Q: Nocturnal & vocal nature?
A: ✅ Nocturnal | Voice: Roars, growls
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🐢 Olive Ridley Turtle
Q: Where does mass nesting (arribada) of Olive Ridley happen?
A: Odisha coast (Gahirmatha, Rushikulya)
Q: Active time and voice?
A: ✅ Nocturnal nesting | Silent, occasional hisses
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🐬 Gangetic Dolphin
Q: What is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
A: Gangetic Dolphin
Q: Key traits?
A: Blind, uses echolocation clicks | ✅ Nocturnal
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🐟 Golden Mahseer
Q: Where is the Golden Mahseer found?
A: Himalayan rivers (cold-water species)
Q: Vocal or nocturnal?
A: ❌ Neither | Not vocal
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🐢 Leatherback Turtle
Q: What makes the Leatherback turtle unique?
A: Largest sea turtle with leathery shell, found in A&N Islands
Q: Nocturnal and vocal?
A: ✅ Nocturnal nesting | Silent (low-frequency sounds)
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🦇 Bats
Q: Only mammal that can fly and uses echolocation?
A: Bats
Q: Active time?
A: ✅ Highly nocturnal
Q: Vocal?
A: Yes, use echolocation chirps and clicks

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