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The robber crab found in the Andaman and Nicobar islands avoid both sunlight and moonlight. They come out only at night. The hermit crab, found in Kerala and the Andamans, kills snails and uses their shell as shelter. Unlike other squirrels, the Indian giant squirrel does not sit up while eating. The shy, worried-looking Loris found on the Western Ghats are killed for their beautiful eyes - it is believed that eating them can cure illness. The Lion-tailed macaque is hunted for its skin and meat, reputed to increase a man's potency. The crocodile is able to "shrink" back its liver, thereby increasing the capacity of its lungs, enabling it to stay submerged (under water) for up to three hours. A female snake can store sperm for several years, and produce young two or three years after her last contact with a male snake. Alligators have between 74 and 80 teeth at a time. As teeth wear down they are replaced. An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. One of the most hunted monkeys, the Nilgiri langur, is known for its soft, glossy black skin, which is a rage in fashion markets the world over. Its internal body parts are believed to have medicinal properties. The horn of the rhino is made of skin and not bone.
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