| Summary: | Javadu Hill is one of the famous hills in the Eastern Ghats. This hill is a part of the three districts of Vellore, Thiruvannamalai and Tirupati. There are various specialities to this hill. This mountain is called 'Nannan Sei Nannan Nadu'. It is said that the short-lived king Nannan ruled over the Javadu hills with his capital at Chenganma (Sengam). Sangam literature reveals the ancient traditional and traditional knowledge of the Tamils. Among them, “Malaipadukadam” is one of the famous works that come under the “Pathuppattu” (Ten Idylls). It is also called Kootharatruppadai. “Malaipadukadam” mentions various kinds of wildlife such as elephants, tigers, pigs, porcupines, deer, buffalo and monkeys lived in the Javadu hills. These faunas are the traditional animals found in the current times. It is also the need of the present times for an eco-friendly perspective to know about the existence and the extinction of the above-mentioned species. Hence, the purpose of this article is to explore the traditional fossils of animal life and to examine the life and environment of those animals today.
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