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Silent Valley National Park
Environmentalists call this sanctuary an ecological island, one that contains immense biological and genetic wealth. Today, Silent Valley National Park, located on the western corner of the Nilgiris, is one of the last remnants of an undisturbed tropical evergreen rainforest. With an unbroken ecological history, which has been continuously evolving for millions of year, it is truly a unique region. |
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The park owes its name to the relative absence of the noisy cicada insects. Covering an area of over 90 sq km, the evergreen forest consist of different kinds of vegetation. The Kuntipuzha River traverses the entire length of the national park’s valley. Orchids and 960 species of other flowers bloom here. Apart from this, there are 25 species of mammals, 35 species of reptiles, 95 species of butterflies, and a number of rare birds. The valley,s most famous inhabitant however, is the elusive lion-tailed macaque. |
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