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Kaziranga National Park

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Kaziranga National Park lies on the south bank of the Brahmaputra and its boundary for the most part follows the Mora Diphlu River and runs parallel to National Highway No. 37. It covers an area of 688 sq. kilometers. The Park was first established in 1908, as a reserve forest with only about a dozen rhinos and was declared a National Park in 1974

Flora and Fauna: Kaziranga is famous for the great One-Horned Rhinos. Tigers, which are natural enemies of rhinos, are also there in sizable numbers in this area. Other attractions of this national park include the wild buffalo, magnificent swamp deer, hog deer, wild boar, Hoolock gibbon, capped langur and ratel (badger).

A wide variety of snakes including the rock python and the monitor lizards also found here. Amongst the birds, the crested serpent eagle is common while palla's fishing eagle and gray-headed fishing eagle are frequently seen. Others include the Bengal floricab, bar-headed goose, whistling teal and pelican.

Mihimukh is the starting area for the park and elephants can be hired from here to enter the sanctuary

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