Wild life, also called fauna, is one of the majestic creations of God. Some fauna are plenty, some are common and others are very few. Their dwellings are based on food and climatic conditions. Some fauna live only in a particular milieu. For instance, the polar bear and penguins dwell in the Artic and Antarctic regions, Reindeers in Sweden and Platypus in Australia.
Some nations obtain an influential name from specialized animal species. In Rwanda it is the mountain Gorilla, India-Bengal Tiger, Australia - Kangaroo, Kenya -Giraffe, Zambia-Elephant and Uganda - Nile Crocodile. Flora and fauna has got a good impact in the economic, cultural and political conditions of the nation. They mingle with human life in a way that some of them are embossed on the crown, some on the thrones , still others are highlighted in the books. Some are in man’s dreams and imaginations. Yet, Jurassic animals remain immortal. Still they are heroes in the movies and illuminate the joy of both children and adults.
Many people derive a great deal of pleasure from ecosystems experienced as wholes. Experience in this case means mostly the response to the visual qualities of the environment. But other senses may also play a part. The smell of the African savannas in the heat or of the deciduous woodland, the sound of Lions roaring in the night or of a Nightingale singing are common examples.
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