If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit ?
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Answer: B. Gharials live in deep, fast-flowing rivers with sandbanks. The National Chambal Sanctuary, across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, holds the largest wild gharial population. So Chambal River.
Watch for: Bhitarkanika is famous for crocodiles, so students mix up saltwater crocodiles with gharials.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Bhitarkanika is known for saltwater crocodiles.
- C. Wrong because Pulicat is a brackish lagoon known for flamingos.
- D. Wrong because Deepor Beel is a wetland in Assam known for birds.
Source to check: MoEFCC / Wildlife Institute of India material on gharial conservation; Madhya Pradesh Forest Department page on National Chambal Sanctuary
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