Category "World of Wonder - Animals"

If you are a forest lover, you would love watching Malabar Giant Squirrel closely. These canopy-dwellers rarely make it to the forest floor. […]

India does not have a rabbit species; what maybe called rabbits (if spotted in the wild) could be hares. Hares do not build nests on the ground. […]

The Red Panda is considered as a vulnerable species by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). […]

Sambar is India’s largest deer. They have a long tail and a dark coat compared to other members of the same species. […]

Several species have developed their own means of communication, which have been passed down to generations. When it comes to big cats, there is minimal usage of sounds or communication as such. […]

Food is a serious business in animal kingdom and when it comes to scavengers like the Striped Hyena (inhabitant of Indian peninsula), it can mean deploying tricks. […]

Indian Wild Dog or Dhole is a highly social animal. They live in large clans with remarkably structured hierarchies, ranging from 12 to even 45 individuals. […]

One horned rhinoceros use their dung to announce to their fellow Rhinos where they have been and to also mark their home range. Rhino’s also come back to the same spot to defecate everyday, thereby helping nearly 25 species of plants to germinate and thrive on the forest floor. Interestingly, nearly 18 out of this 25 plant species depend entirely on the Rhinos to germinate. […]

Have you ever wondered what could be the reason why Kangaroo’s have developed feet like that? Imagine a country as expansive as Australia. In order to survive, the animals have to cover great distance in search of food and water. […]

An elephant is literally walking on high-heeled shoes because the heel bones are raised right up inside the foot and rest on a thick pad pf fatty cartilage. […]

It is a misconception to think that wolf are pack hunters. There has been rare spotting of pack size of 30 or more, but usually it consists of litters from the current brood and from the one just before (last year’s litter), making it anywhere between 5 and 11. […]

It is the large brain of the primates that allows them to explore and manipulate the world around them in ways that we cannot even comprehend. […]