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The dama gazelle (Nanger dama), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle.It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel.A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger.
Godawaya National Sanctuary: 25 May 2006: 2.32 0.90 Great Sober Island National Sanctuary: Eastern Province: 21 June 1963: 0.65 0.25 Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens Marine National Sanctuary & National Park: Southern Province: 18 May 1979: 1.02 0.39 Honduwa Island National Sanctuary: 19 November 1973: 0.09 0.03 Kahalla-Pallekele National Sanctuary ...
Coleoptera, which is the largest order of insects, is the largest in Sri Lanka with 3,033 documented species. [8] Lepidopterans, moths and butterflies, have the second largest number of species in Sri Lanka. 245 butterflies species are recorded, of which 24 are endemic to the island. 1695 species of moths are also found, but the endemism is ...
Of 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera, 916 species and 18 genera are endemic. [3] All but one of Sri Lanka's more than 55 dipterocarp (Sinhalese "Hora") are found nowhere else in the world. Sri Lanka's amphibian diversity is only becoming known now. Sri Lanka may be home to as many as 140 species of amphibians.
Patrick the Dama gazelle will soon be viewable in the savanna region's exhibit with mom, Kix; dad, Kabili, and others. A Mandrill baby was born May 5 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and is ...
Nanger dama: Dama gazelle: Chad, Mali, and Niger Nanger granti: Grant's gazelle: northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria Nanger soemmerringii: Soemmerring's gazelle: Horn of Africa
The Bundala National Park has been identified as an outstanding Important Bird Area in the South Indian and Sri Lankan wetlands. [10] 324 species of vertebrates have been recorded in the national park, [1] which include 32 species of fish, 15 species of amphibians, 48 species of reptiles, 197 species of birds and 32 species of mammals. 52 ...
Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture.. Chanu Nimesha, 49, a member of the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka, is contesting ...