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Abbott’s Babbler: Brown Daub on the Green Canvas

Northeast India, Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth

Arunachal Pradesh, Ziro

Problem Elephant or Elephantine Problem?

Asian Elephant, conservation

Turtle Trouble on the Brahmaputra

Assam roofed turtle, Endangered

High Flier: Bar-headed Goose Over the Himalayas

Migration, Himalaya

Why Rann When you can fly: The Bar-headed Geese of Gujarat

bar-headed goose, Rann of Kutch

Bearded Vulture: The Marrow-Minded Raptor

Asia, Lammergeier

Bengal Florican: Erstwhile King of the Grasslands

grassland, Critically Endangered

Bengal Slow Loris: The Fiery-Eyed Wonder of the Night

Primate, nocturnal

In the Sundarbans, the Bengal Tiger is Always Watching You

Sundarbans, West Bengal

Tiger Recorded at Buxa After 23 Years

Tigers, Buxa

Amazing Grace: The Dancing Black-necked Cranes of Ladakh

Tso Kar, Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

Brooding over the Black-Necked Crane

ladakh, Changthang

Black-necked Stork in the Eye of the Marsh

Marsh, black-necked stork

Black-necked Stork: Silent Resident of the Marshes

Kaziranga, near threatened

Poo to Woo: How Blackbucks Use Their Dung to Attract Mates

blackbuck, doe

Blackbuck Beauties at the Point of Protection

Tamil Nadu, Point Calimere

Cliff Hanger: The Blue Sheep That Isn’t

bharal, Spiti Valley

Blue-necked Reedtail: The Mysterious Damselfly

western ghats, Odanate

Sticking Point: Bewitched by the Brown Shrike

brown shirke, Lanius cristatus

How the Bugun Liocichla is Keeping an Indigenous Culture in the Northeast Alive

Arunachal Pradesh, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary

Enter the Mysterious World of Camel Spiders

Desert, Solifugae

Vanishing Act: The Slow Decline of Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle

Cantor’s giant softshell turtle, Kerala

The Monkey with a Beanie: The Capped Langurs of Hollongapar

Assam, Primate

Where the Wild Cat Roams: On Spotting the Black-Eared One

Caracal, Syah-gosh

Chinkara: The Graceful Gazelles of Saswad

chinkara, Saswad

Chinkara: The Dainty Desert Ballerina

Thar Desert, Bishnois

Chousingha: The Shy Four-horned Antelope

chousingha, Four-horned antelope

Monsoon Musicians: Songs of the Cicadas

cicada, Cicadas

A Tux and a Dance: A Day in the Life of the Common Coot

Rajasthan, Ajmer

Common Kingfisher: The Bolt of Blue

common kingfisher, Kingfishers

The Common Tailorbird Stitches its Magic

Delhi, backyard

Project Camouflage: Styles and Survival Strategies of Decorator Crabs

Decorator crab, hermit crab

Guest List of Thousands: Demoiselle Cranes in Kheechan

Kheechan, Rajasthan

Demoiselle Cranes: High-Flying Damsels

Demoiselle crane, Kheechan

Dholes: The Fearless Communal Pack Hunters

Indian Dhole, Threatened

Dog-faced water snake: Facts, Diet, Habitat

south asian bockadam, mud snake

Dog-faced Water Snake: Sludge and Salt in the Intertidal Zone

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, mangroves

Securing the Future of the Eastern Swamp Deer in Assam

Kaziranga, Manas

Grasslands are the Eastern Swamp Deer’s Only Domain

Kaziranga National Park, MK Ranjitsinh

A Hidden Life: The Mystery of the Eurasian Otter

Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra

Eurasian Spoonbills: The Moody Minesweepers

Eurasian spoonbill, Platalia leucorodia

Nymphs, Love Spells, and the Eurasian Wryneck

Rajarhat, New Town

Fan-Throated Lizards: A Flash of Fabulous

reptile, Scrubland

Hunter Among the Mangroves: The Fishing Cat of Coringa

Wild Cat, wetland

The Spider’s Wharf: Tales of a Freshwater Fishing Enthusiast

Fishing spider, sexual cannibalism

Chronicles of the Forest Calotes

western ghats, reptile

Catch a Spot of Iridescence When a Gaudy Baron Flits By

Butterflies, Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary

Buzz and Snap: A Gharial in the Bend of the River

Chambal, Endangered

Sand Scavengers: Ghost Crabs in the Intertidal Zone of Chennai’s Elliot’s Beach

ghost crabs, red ghost crab

Wandering Glider: World Traveller and Weather Vane

globe skimmer, wandering glider

Dazzled by the Golden Gecko: Dainty Lizard of the Ruins

golden gecko, Gingee

Baby of the Forest: In Search of the Malabar Grey Slender Loris

Agumbe, Primate

Out of Sight: The Rann, Thar, and the Great Indian Bustard

Thar, conservation

Great Barracuda: Shiny and Scary but Surprisingly Shy

Great Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda

Love at First Dance: The Charming Romance of Great Crested Grebes

Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember

Coonoor, Corbett

Birding Star: The Great Indian Hornbill

birdwatching, western ghats

Tall, Dark and Handsome: The Greater Adjutant

Assam, hargila

Frabjous Flamingos: Haughty Ballerinas of the Wetlands

flamingo, greater flamingo

The Trickster of the Desert: Greater Hoopoe Lark

Thar Desert, Arabian

India’s Prehistoric Unicorns: The Rhinos of Kaziranga

Kaziranga National Park, Vulnerable

Antics and Ambush of the Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo

drongos, Maharashtra

Green Munia: The Gullible Beauty of the Scrub Forest

Amandava Formosa, cage birds

Leaf Masquerade of the Vine Snake

Agumbe, Snake

Hunter on the Beel: The Grey-headed Fish Eagle

Kaziranga, raptor

Mischief Makers: The Disgraceful Antics of Graceful Gulls

gulls, seagulls

Himalayan Marmots: Sharp Sentinels of Ladakh

Changthang, rodent

Woolly Wolf: An Ancient Lineage in the Himalayas

Tibetan Plateau, himalayas

Himalayan Wolf: The Howler of Hanle

Changthang, ladakh

Sultans of Swing: Hoolock Gibbons Rule the Canopy

Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Primate

Horned Lark: The Crazy Bird and its Crazy Nest

horned lark, crazy nest

Hump-nosed Pit Viper: Gem on the Forest Floor

hump-nosed pit viper, Castle Rock

A Hidden Life: The Impressed Tortoise in Central Arunachal Pradesh

Impressed Tortoise, Yazali

Indian Pitta: A Whistling, Winged Rainbow

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, migratory bird

Indian Grey Hornbill: Unsung Hero of Urban Forests

Indian grey hornbill, Ocyceros birostris

Indian Grey Wolf: Ghosts of The Grasslands

Indian Wolf, Indian Grey Wolf

Victims of a Vile Trade, Pangolins are Almost Extinct

trafficked, Endangered

Indian Paradise Flycatcher: Flash Dance of the Glam King

paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

Indian Rat Snake: Nature’s Own Pest Control

Indian rat snake, Ptyas mucosa

Indian Rock Python: Of Legends and Leather Bags

Indian Rock Python, Python molurus

Dizzying Decline of the Indian Vulture

Indian vulture, long-billed vulture

A Fine Balance: Irrawaddy Dolphins in Chilika Lake

Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

lichen, huntsman

At a Canter: The Kiang of the Changthang

ladakh, Tibetan wild ass

Clash of the Titans: When the King Cobra Meets a Rock Python

Agumbe, predator

King Cobra: The World’s Longest Venomous Snake

Agumbe, Kalinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology

Shaking a Leg with the Kottigehar Dancing Frog

Kottigehar dancing frog, Micrixalus kottigeharensis

Is the Lesser Florican Jumping to Extinction?

Grasslands, Asad Rahmani

Lion-tailed Macaque: Acrobats of the Upper Canopy

western ghats, Nilgiri langur

Locust Swarms: Pests or Actors in the Ecosystem?

locust, grasshopper

Accidental Tourist: The Vagrant Long-Billed Dowitcher

long-billed dowitcher, wader

High Life: Gliding Frogs of the Western Ghats

Agumbe, Malabar gliding frog

Malabar Grey Hornbill: Facts, Habitat, Threats

hornbills, Asian hornbills

Malabar Grey Hornbills: Gardeners of the Rainforest

Agumbe, hornbills

Malabar Pied Hornbill: In Tuxedos for the Fruit Party

Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus

Secret Serpent: The Life and Times of the Malabar Pit Viper

western ghats, reptile

Lessons in Love (and Housekeeping) from the Malabar Trogon

western ghats, birdwatching

Malahari and Onti: Squirrels in a Dwindling Forest

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, Malayan giant squirrel

The Mangrove Pitta: A Blue Streak in the Mud

Mangrove pitta, mangroves

Fear and Fascination on the Trail of the Mugger

Marsh crocodile, mugger

Bewitching Butterflies Take Wing

milkweed, western ghats

Montagu’s Harrier: Prowlers on the Grassland

Rajasthan, raptor

Walking with Mudskippers: A Fish That’s Happy Out of Water

mudskipper, intertidal zone

Narcondam Hornbills: Gardeners of their Island Eden

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, seed dispersers

Island Shenanigans: Nicobar Long-tailed Macaques in a Tropical World by the Sea

Nicobar long-tailed macaques, Primate

Playing Hide and Seek with the Nicobar Megapode

Great Nicobar Island, Nicobar megapode

Nicobar Treeshrew: Squeaking Spy and Forest Alarmist

Nicobar treeshrew, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Clouds, Hills, and Sightings of the Nilgiri Tahr

Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Nilgiri Tahr: The Little-known Mountain Monarch of the Anaimalai Hills

Nilgiri tahr, Tamil Nadu

Turning the Tide: The Batagur Baska and the Race Against Extinction

batagur baska, northern river terrapin

The Genius Octopus: Programmed to Deceive

Cephalopoda, Cephalopod

Ecotourism, and the Olive Ridley Turtles of Dapoli

Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea

Orb-weaving Spiders in Art and Imagination

Orb-weaving Spiders, spider

Web Design: An Orb-weaver’s Sticky Toxic Lair

spider, Web

In my Backyard: The Oriental Honey-buzzard

Dehradun, raptor

Painted Sandgrouse: The Art of Blending In

grassland, Maharashtra

Painted Storks: Colouring the Coringa Wetlands

wading bird, mangroves

Painted Storks: The Winged Daughters of Kokkarebellur

Kokkarebellur, Karnataka

Bowled Over by the Beautiful Pallas’s Squirrel

Dehing Patkai Widlife Sanctuary, Assam

Peculiar Pelicans: Gawky, Grand and Graceful Waterbirds

Pelican, spot-billed pelican

Phayre’s Langur: A Future Denied

Phayre’s langur, Phayre’s leaf monkey

Pig-tailed Macaque: Elusive Monkey of the Deep Forest

Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Primate

Hop, Skip, Run: The Hardy Pikas of Ladakh

Lagomorph, ladakh

Thriving in Thin Air: Pikas of the Himalayan Talus

ladakh, Lagomorpha

Flying Solo with a Planthopper in Agumbe

Agumbe, sapsuckers

Spider Hunting Spider: Portia and the Art of Problem Solving

predator, arachnid

Out of Favour: Prayer for a Mantis

Praying Mantis, predator

A Starburst of Colour and the Quest for a Nest

Bharatpur, Delhi

Meet the Pygmy Hog, the Rarest Pig in the World

Assam, Parag Deka

Knock on Wood: The Pygmy Woodpecker Makes an Appearance

Uttarakhand, Birds

Red Panda: Under the Radar in Singalila

Singalila, West Bengal

Here’s why Birds Avoid the Red-spot Jezebel Butterfly

Kaziranga, Insects

Petite but Deadly: Secrets of the Saw-scaled Viper

south India, reptile

Wild and Free: Where the Rock Bees Roam

Rock bees, wild bees

Russell’s Vipers: Predators of the Undergrowth

Daboia russelii, Hunsur

Croc Talk: Of Salt, Scales, and Swamps

Salties, reptile

Saltwater Crocodile: Dragons of the Sundarbans Swamps

saltwater crocodile, Sundarbans

A Lifetime of Love: The Romance of the Sarus Cranes

sarus cranes, Uttar Pradesh

Eel Hunter: The Amphibious Life of Sea Kraits

sea kraits, Yellow lipped sea krait

Sea Cucumbers: Silent Superheroes of the Seas

Sea cucumber, blackspotted sea cucumber

Pussyfooting Parliamentarians: Short-eared Owls in the Little Rann

Little Rann of Kachch, Gujarat

Skittering Frogs: Look Closely, They’re Floating on Water Everywhere

skittering frogs, pond frog

Raiders of the Anthill: Sloth Bears of Kumbhalgarh

sloth bear, Rajasthan

Smooth-Coated Otters: A Rough Ride Along Transforming Rivers

Cauvery, conservation

Smooth-coated otters: Slick Operators of Coringa

mangroves, Smooth-coated otters

Protecting the Snow Leopards of Asia’s Mountains

himalayas, Central Asia

The Shan of Sham: How Local Communities Help Conserve the Snow Leopard

snow leopard, ladakh

Snow Leopard: The Ghost Cat and the Art of Waiting

ladakh, Ulley

Huddle Together: Social Spiders and Their Myriad Guests

social spiders, Stegodyphus sarasinorum

Staying Alive: South Asian River Dolphins

South Asian River dolphin, Platanista gangetica

Enter the Draco: Southern Flying Lizards of Agumbe

flying lizards, Agumbe

On the Fly: An Afternoon with the Dragon Lizards of Agumbe

draco, Agumbe

Flying Wizard: Draco the Gliding Lizard

Agumbe, southern flying lizard

Meet Spiny, the Only Herbivorous Lizard Species in India

Thar Desert, Desert National Park

Tactical Tails: Life Moves in Slow Motion for the Spiny-tailed Lizard

Northwest India, Herbivore

Smart and Saucy: The Story of Wild Squids

squid, skyuds

Seeking the Elusive Stone Marten in the Wilds of Spiti Valley

Himachal Pradesh, Kibber

Not the Witch’s Steed: Why the Hyena is India’s Most Misunderstood Predator

Hyena, Scavenger

Spotting a Mighty Troop of Stump-tailed Macaques

Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Assam

Sunbirds: Zippy Popstars Dressed to the Nines

sunbird, Cinnyris asiaticus

Shadow in the Sand: Encountering the Toad-headed Agama in Ladakh

ladakh, snow lizard

Bold and Beautiful: Panna’s Glorious Tigers

Madhya Pradesh, Panna Tiger Reserve

The Soaring Raptor of the Changthang Skies

ladakh, Astronomical Observatory

Cross Connections: The Story of Humans, Urial, and their Kin

ladakh, urial

Living Dragons: Weapons, Defences and the Water Monitor Lizard

Sundarbans, predator

Canopy Colonisers: Battles of the Weaver Ant Armies

Weaver ants, Oecophylla

Weaver Ants: Leafy Kingdoms and New Empires

Oecophylla, Weaver ant

Nest of Deception: When Spiders Mimic Weaver Ants

Weaver ant, ant-mimicking spider

Tall, Dark, and Lonesome: The White-bellied Heron’s Last Call for Help

Namdapha tiger reserve, conservation

White-Browed Bushchat: Facts, Habitat, Threats

Desert, flycatcher

White-browed Bushchat: The Enigmatic Desert Dancer

Thar, flycatcher

The Private Lives of Kingfishers in My Urban Garden

Chennai, south India

White-naped Tit: Whistler in the Bush

white-naped tit, Nahargarh Biological Park

White-throated Brown Hornbills: Cackling in Assam’s Lowland Rainforests

white-throated brown hornbills, Anorrhinus austeni

The Grand Old Buffaloes of the Savannah Need Protection

wild water buffalo, Kaziranga

The Eight-Legged Wolf with Stars in its Eyes

arachnids, Desert