
Kanha also shelters one of the largest
populations of the tigers in the country. Some of the other larger animal
species found in the park are sloth bear, leopard, striped hyena, spotted dear,
wild boar, jungle cat, jackal and a variety of monkeys. Over 200 spices of
birds have been spotted in the park. There are many folklore about how it got
kanha name. Some say it came from kanha, the clay like soil of the river
bottoms, Other say the area is named for kanha a holy forest sage, who once
lived here and was the father of shakuntala, whose son was Bharat and whose
story was told in our legends.