Animals in the city

More than a billion live in India. And there are more than 5,000 types of wild .

Some of the animals live in the , far away from people. Other animals live in cities, near people.

People often use the animals to do . In Indian cities, you can see cows, , monkeys, camels and even elephants!

Here in the temple of Karni Mata something strange is happening.
Rats! There are everywhere. These rats are running all over the temple. But people aren’t   of the rats. In fact, people are giving the rats food. This man is holding two of them! The rats are nuts and they’re drinking milk, too. Milk with a little bit of is one of their favourite foods. In this part of India, people think rats are very special.


Now we’re going to the of Battis Shirala to see a snake festival! People are
usually afraid of snakes, but not these men! They how to work with snakes.


Snakes are welcome in people’s , too. People respect snakes and often feed
them.


Animals are an part of a lot of people’s lives here in India.