National Chambal Sanctuary
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Boon of the Curse: Unholy Chambal
Unlike most rivers in India, the Chambal was never worshipped—legend called it cursed, born of blood. But the very myth that kept kept settlements and industries away, also kept the river wild and clean. Today, with over 400 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles, Chambal is a rare boon for nature.
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Indian Skimmer: Fish-Loving River Hunter
Though they are successful fishers, there are less than 3,000 of the orange-billed birds left in the wild; and the banks of the Chambal River are the foremost breeding habitat for the species
Photo Story
Gaping Gharials: River Reptile with the Super Snout
Though critically endangered, there is hope for this gentle, slender-jawed, fish-loving cousin of the crocodile
Photo Story
Indian Skimmer: Facts, Habitat, Diet
All you need to know about this hunter on the shore
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Buzz and Snap: A Gharial in the Bend of the River
This fish-eating crocodile, with a pot on its long snout, struggles for survival in the rivers of the Indian subcontinent
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