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Camping mammals of sacred groves

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How it being described? An avian without feathers ???A bird mom who lactate???Mistaken in the name of a haematophagous cousin, the services done by these flying mammals are least considered. In the silent nights, flying long distances, with their four feet long wings, in search of large fruits for satisfying the stomach and dispersal of […]

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Cloud’s Magic

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Wandering glider (Pantala flavescens), a dragon fly from South Africa, arrive as an envoy of this phenomenon… They fly in the fields and by seeing them the farmers eagerly finish the works remaining after paddy harvest; the husking, packing and loading. As soon as the phenomenon arrives following this invertebrate, the fragrance of the wet […]

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The featherless birdwing.

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It will be absolutely convincing that Gaur is the largest bovine of India, though its glossy black hump only is visible above the bushes… When Dalmatian pelican spread its broad white wings, it is not difficult to believe it as the biggest Indian bird… But, when you hear about the largest Indian butter fly, obvious […]

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Actor of secretive theatre.

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A feisty little carnivore, a survivor in the proximity of humans, this is the most adaptable among the six mongoose species of India. As Ricky Ticky Tavi, in Kipling’s Jungle book, it is popular all over the world and desired to be seen in the wild. It is amazing how a predator like him survives […]

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Whistle of the bushes…

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Its song is filled with energy and joy of a school boy which resulted in its nomenclature as Whistling school boy by britishers during their Indian reign. The sounds of streams and rivulets, which are its typical habitats, provide back ground score to its song. It look like a male Koel or a lean House […]

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The Elegant shyness

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Those rhythmic authoritarian walk, and the scarlet burning eyes are strictly villainous… While pursues stealthily under the thick bushes, the entire avian life keeps a watchful eye…. He would provide hours of interesting moments to your industrious binoculars to watch his activities interspersed with several hide and seek games. And, if it is a warm […]

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Blood drop of forest floor.

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A wedding ring weighs to seven of it was a luxury for a common man at that period. But a necklace weighs 350 of it adorned the queen of the province. It was on the same time that they were used to prepare medicine for various skin ailments including Leprosy, and therefore they were the […]