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The Sundarbans also a Tiger Reserve is home to the Royal Bengal Tigers that have developed a distinctive characteristic of swimming in saline waters and can be seen sunbathing in the cooler months between November and February. 

Apart from the Bengal tiger Sundarbans National Park has fishing cats, leopard cats, macaques, wild boars, Indian grey mongoose, foxes, jungle cats, flying foxes, and chital.

Sundarbans National Park is recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a tour to Sundarbans is an experience of a lifetime. How to reach Sundarbans National Park?

The Spotted Deer also known as Axis axis is a gracile deer found in many parts of India as well as in Sundarbans National Park.

It grazes near water holes and is also an able swimmer. Spotted Deer being a social species is usually found in groups that has both males and females that may be at times as large as hundred plus.

Spotted Deer gives out an alarm whenever it notices a predator and the sound sets out the whole herd fleeing. It's kinda riveting to note that Spotted Deer hang out where there are langurs as these monkeys can spot predators perched on a tree from long distance.

Males shed their antlers once a year and replace them by growing a new pair which are bigger than the previous ones. You will almost never see leftover antlers since animals including Deer gnaw at them until they are completely eaten as they contain valuable nutrients.

As per WWF Spotted Deer is a major part of a tiger's diet hence their healthy numbers in the wild - is a critical viability factor for the prey species.

Sundarbans National Park is recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a tour to Sundarbans is an experience of a lifetime. How to reach Sundarbans National Park?

It does live up to its name the The Buffy Fish Owl found in Sundarbans National Park - as it feeds usually on fish, as well as crustaceans, reptiles, frogs, toads and insects. They are also happy devouring rats, mice and large beetles or bats.

Perched on the water edge Buffy Fish Owls swoop down to fish or snatch prey from the water's surface. They are found to walk in shallow streams to seize crabs, frogs and aquatic insects.

Sundarbans National Park is recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a tour to Sundarbans is an experience of a lifetime. How to reach Sundarbans National Park?

The Buffy Fish Owl is native to Southeast Asia and lives in tropical forests and wetlands - also found in Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal, India which is a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO. How to reach Sundarbans National Park?

The Buffy Fish Owl usually prefers foraging in the dark and becomes active at dusk whilst it rests in trees during the day. It is often found alone hiding in dark places usually among the tree foliage and in the vicinity of its nesting site.

Apart from Falcons finding a home in Sundarbans National Park, the forest is also rich in bird life including the endemic brown-winged kingfishers, masked finfoots, and other birds of prey such as the ospreys, white-bellied sea eagles and grey-headed fish eagles.

Falcons are birds of prey part of the family Falconidae, which also includes eagles, hawks, kites, and vultures.

Falcons are fast fliers with great aerial agility and hence successful hunters capable of taking prey that is many times their own body weight. And their only serious enemy would be us - humans.

Sundarbans National Park is recognized as World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a tour to Sundarbans is an experience of a lifetime. How to reach Sundarbans National Park?

Picture - Spotted Deer at Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal, India a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO

Which is the nearest airport to Sundarbans National Park?
The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport in Kolkata which is at distance of about 102 km from Sundarbans National Park.

How to reach Sundarbans National Park by train?
The nearest railway station is Canning Railway Station at a distance of about 58 km from Sundarbans National Park. Canning Railway Station is one of Kolkata's Suburban Railway Station and is the terminal station on the Sealdah–Canning railway line originating in Kolkata city. Note the distance between Sealdah railway station to Kolkata International Airport is about 15 km.

Best time to visit Sundarbans National Park is between the cooler months starting from October to March. Summers at Sundarbans National Park are extremely humid and hot between March to June and aso are an ideal time to visit the Sundarbans National Park.

You may prefer taking monsoon cruises between August and September as they are simply spectacular - apart from getting more chances of spotting wildlife - you could capture sunsets around dry-cleaned lush greens and moody cloudy skies.