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The following Animals have been seen by Aurovilians. This list was created after a discussion of what wild life people have seen.
=== The following Animals have been seen by Aurovilians ===


"There used to be deer once upon a time in Utility, when I was staying there. There were only a couple, but one of them was aggressive and used to sneak up and attack you, usually from behind, when walking by yourself through the community. Left you with a bruise!"
This list was created after a discussion of what wild life people have seen.  


Peacocks/Peahens
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Are stags deer? Then AV has deer.&nbsp;<br><br>"Hirsch = stag <br>Deer = das Reh, der Hirsch"&nbsp; of course, i have seen a spotted Reh, twice; <br>
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I saw a deer by the Pichandikulam bridge a year ago around 6.30pm ... and i have heard about a Panther around Forcomers .. it seems a guest and an Aurovilian had seen it on two different occasions .... <br><br>If we would have not so much stray dogs we had much more <br>animals - there are some rabbits,warran,civic cat,sometimes monkey visiting.&nbsp;<br>By warran, do you mean monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)? I have never heard that term before... In Tamil it is called 'udumbu'<br>Hi priya, he never told me his name,he runs very fast like a crocodile,likes also to sleep lazy in the sun and here I found <br>Varanus indicus rouxi (Indian Monitor Lizard -German : Waran. <br><br><br>
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| Are stags deer? Then AV has deer.&nbsp;<br><br>"Hirsch = stag&nbsp;<br>Deer = das Reh, der Hirsch"&nbsp; of course, i have seen a spotted Reh, twice;&nbsp;<br>I saw a deer by the Pichandikulam bridge a year ago around 6.30pm ... and i have heard about a Panther around Forcomers .. it seems a guest and an Aurovilian had seen it on two different occasions ....&nbsp;"There used to be deer once upon a time in Utility, when I was staying there. There were only a couple, but one of them was aggressive and used to sneak up and attack you, usually from behind, when walking by yourself through the community. Left you with a bruise!"
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| By warran, do you mean monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)? I have never heard that term before... In Tamil it is called 'udumbu'<br>Hi priya, he never told me his name,he runs very fast like a crocodile,likes also to sleep lazy in the sun and here I found&nbsp;<br>Varanus indicus rouxi (Indian Monitor Lizard -German&nbsp;: Waran.&nbsp;
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Revision as of 08:30, 17 November 2008

The following Animals have been seen by Aurovilians

This list was created after a discussion of what wild life people have seen.


Animal

Where seen

When

Comments/Information
Civet If we would have not so much stray dogs we had much more 
animals - there are some rabbits,warran,civic cat,sometimes monkey visiting. 
Deer Pichandikulam bridge Are stags deer? Then AV has deer. 

"Hirsch = stag 
Deer = das Reh, der Hirsch"  of course, i have seen a spotted Reh, twice; 
I saw a deer by the Pichandikulam bridge a year ago around 6.30pm ... and i have heard about a Panther around Forcomers .. it seems a guest and an Aurovilian had seen it on two different occasions .... "There used to be deer once upon a time in Utility, when I was staying there. There were only a couple, but one of them was aggressive and used to sneak up and attack you, usually from behind, when walking by yourself through the community. Left you with a bruise!"
Monitors (udumbu, warran?) Certitude mid-November 2008 By warran, do you mean monitor lizard (Varanus bengalensis)? I have never heard that term before... In Tamil it is called 'udumbu'
Hi priya, he never told me his name,he runs very fast like a crocodile,likes also to sleep lazy in the sun and here I found 
Varanus indicus rouxi (Indian Monitor Lizard -German : Waran. 
Monkeys
Peacocks/peahens
Snakes
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