Animals Found in Manas National Park

The great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros is one of the main attractions of Manas. They went extinct in the park due to poaching but were reintroduced in 2007. Today they are thriving and are the stars of the show.

One-Horned Rhinoceros

Tigers are rare to spot in Manas. But spotting them is always a sight to behold. They beared the brunt of poaching for years. Today they are thriving thanks to improved protection.

Tigers

Wild Asian Buffaloes are a regular feature of the forests of Assam. And in Manas they are a part of the overall scenery where you can spot herds of them grazing in the welands.

Wild Asian Buffalo

The pygmy hog is the rarest species of pig in the world today. Endemic to India, the pygmy hog is a suid native of the alluvial grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas. Manas provides perfect habitat for it as the park lies at the foothills of Bhutan.

Pygmy Hog

The sambar is a magnificent deer species that is amazing to look at when it grazes in the grasslands of Manas. The sambar is seen in herds in Manas is also a preferred food for the tigers.

Sambar

The black giant squirrel or the Malayan giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) is a large tree squirrel. It is one of the largest species of squirrel in the world and is quite a sight if spotted during jungle safaris. 

Malayan Giant Squirell

Spotted a clouded leopard in Manas is indeed a sign of great luck. The elusive big cat is quite hard to spot and is mostly confined to the dense jungles.

Clouded Leopard

This is one is again hard to spot. But if you do then you have spotted something special. Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates. In Manas, they are hard to come by and are always sought after by nature lovers.

Slow Loris