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Rhesus monkeys are Asian, Old World monkeys. They live in , , and . A few troops of introduced rhesus monkey now live wild in Flori- da.

These intelligent can adapt to many habitats, and some can even live in human communities. This is most common in India, where Hindus regard the animals as sacred and leave them alone.

Rhesus monkey's eat , fruit, seeds, and bark, but also insects and small an- imals. They live in active, noisy troops that can include up to 200 animals. Though these monkeys are good climbers (and swimmers), troops spend a lot of time on the ground.

Females normally have one baby each year, which will be raised by its mother within the very social environment of the troop. King

King can reach 18 feet in length, making them the longest of all venomous . When scared, they can raise up to one-third of their bodies straight off the ground and still move forward to attack. They will also show their hoods and emit a bone-chilling hiss that sounds almost like a growling dog. Their is not the strongest but when they bite they

They are comfortable in the trees, on land, and in water, feeding mainly on other snakes, venomous and nonvenomous. They will also eat , eggs, and small .

Bengal tigers live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers. They are the most common of tiger . They are powerful night time hunters that eat find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals. Tigers use their fur as camouflage. They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal pounce. Most tigers avoid humans, but some do became maneaters. Females give birth to 2-6 cubs, they live with their mother until they are 3 years old. Indian

The elephant is Earth's largest land , although the is slightly smaller than its African cousin.

An elephant's trunk is a long nose with many functions. It’s used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking, and grabbing things- food. are fond of water and enjoy showering by sucking water into their trunks and spraying it over their bodies. The trunk contains about 100,000 different muscles. Asian elephants have a fingerlike feature on the end of their trunk that they can use to grab small items.

Elephants eat roots, grasses, fruit, and bark—and they eat a lot of them. An adult elephant can consume up to 300 pounds of food in a single day.