Located on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra and home to the largest population of One-horned Rhinos, Kaziranga National Park is a veritable delight for naturalists, wildlife lovers and photographers; its vibrant, well preserved and sustained biodiversity make it one of the country’s most loved and visited natural reserves. Very few places in Asia can match the numbers and density of large mammal...
The maleo bird, gastritis Macrocephalon maleo....
Like no other bird in the world, generic the endangered maleo lays its single, approved enormous egg near hot springs, or in the warm sands of a sunny Sulawesi beachside nesting ground. After laying, the maleo parents do not stick around to incubate their egg or raise their chick. Rather, they make one huge, big-hearted investment in their single...
In India as in many parts of South Asia, this is the time of the New Year. This is the time when the northward transition of the Sun from Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius) to Makara rashi (Capricorn) takes place. Known as Makara Sankranti – the harvest festival – it is a time that marks the ending of winter and the beginning of spring. A very auspicious time in the Hindu calendar as it is the beginning...
