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Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
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Do animals understand the concept of freedom?Subscriber Only
August 09, 2020 06:30 IST
Since time immemorial, we have kept animals prisoner to our whims and fancies.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
Sibling rivalry in animal kingdomSubscriber Only
August 02, 2020 06:35 IST
Unlike human greed, it's usually the lack of food that makes sibling rivalries among avians and mammals to frequently take a deadly turn, leading to siblicide
Sat, Aug 01, 2020
Why the light hummingbird needs to drink its weight in nectarSubscriber Only
July 26, 2020 07:10 IST
How various species of birds evolved different types of wings and flying techniques
Sat, Jul 25, 2020
Why snails have a complicated courtshipSubscriber Only
July 19, 2020 06:40 IST
The mating behaviour of snails is all about slow-burn romance
Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Why we should listen to the many sounds of natureSubscriber Only
July 12, 2020 07:15 IST
All too soon, the noises of human development will drown out the birdsong
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Why the animal kingdom is no different – when dating and matingSubscriber Only
July 05, 2020 06:50 IST
While some might take their girls up to their palatial penthouse apartments others with biceps, like bull elephants in musth, bash up anyone who goes near their chosen one.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
Why, after 40 years, I still miss the seaSubscriber Only
June 28, 2020 06:40 IST
A beach gives you a sense of freedom unlike any other landscape and in these corona-riddled times, especially, it seems like an ideal place to escape to.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
How to have a healthy relationship with spidersSubscriber Only
June 21, 2020 06:45 IST
There’s no need to scream every time you see one of these remarkable creatures
Sun, Jun 21, 2020
Why munias are real charmersSubscriber Only
June 14, 2020 06:30 IST
Let their expressive eyes and affectionate nature tell you.
Sun, Jun 14, 2020
Locusts aside, have you met infiltrator wasp? Subscriber Only
June 07, 2020 06:33 IST
Wasps can be unreasonably belligerent, besides having nasty baby-rearing techniques.
Sun, Jun 07, 2020
The lockdown may ruin our protected areas and forestsSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 06:20 IST
With COVID-19 lurking around, its pretty much open season for miners, dam builders and other industries.
Sun, May 31, 2020
Can we catch up with Mother Nature?Subscriber Only
May 24, 2020 11:08 IST
Historian Peter Frankopan on how plagues reset social relations and why this pandemic reveals a dangerous lack of global cooperation.
Sun, May 24, 2020
The small but Kaleidoscopic world of insectsSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 06:40 IST
Peer into a water drop and see the whole world suspended inside it. Or, spiders’ webs strung like strings of pearls on the foliage on dewy mornings.
Sat, May 16, 2020
Return to Innocence: Why humans still respond to the tug of natureSubscriber Only
May 10, 2020 06:30 IST
We are still creatures of nature, no matter how much we fiddle with our genes and try and insert robots into our systems.
Sun, May 10, 2020
Why the dove speaks softly?Subscriber Only
April 18, 2020 17:30 IST
On the birds we see and hear and those that we don’t in these quiet, lockdown days.
Sat, Apr 18, 2020
What to read to counter viral pseudo-scientific information?Subscriber Only
April 04, 2020 18:15 IST
Books by Richard Dawkins, Jay Griffiths and Tara Westover can help enlighten us about the natural world.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
How to introduce children to birdwatchingSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 19:15 IST
Always do it with experts, but prepare for some confusion and questions you can’t answer
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Did we bring COVID-19 on us?Subscriber Only
March 22, 2020 10:57 IST
As coronovirus rampages through the world, an animal kingdom representative says the epidemic is ‘poetic justice’ and presents a charter of demands for a likely truce — ‘leave us and our habitats alone, stop pumping noxious gases into the air’ etc — and issues a warning: ‘Destroy us and destroy yourself’.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
The many joys that songbirds bringSubscriber Only
March 13, 2020 17:42 IST
Birders and nature-lovers will wake up at unearthly hours to listen to the famous morning “chorus” of birds.
Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Why we must not look down on creatures that clear the mess around usSubscriber Only
March 06, 2020 17:30 IST
The cleaning squad of animals, whose lives' work is to clean up, is dedicated to the idea of recycling.
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Down in Jungleland: A look into Monarch butterflies’s survival tacticsSubscriber Only
February 28, 2020 16:19 IST
The annual migration of the Monarch butterfly in the US is one of Mother Nature’s technological triumphs. And their fight against predators, parasites and habitat degradation a triumph of their will.
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Part II: The Art of LivingSubscriber Only
February 21, 2020 17:30 IST
There is much to learn from our feathered friends and neighbours.
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
Down in Jungleland: Life lessons that birdwatching can help you imbibeSubscriber Only
February 15, 2020 18:30 IST
Part I of a series on what birds can teach us, Schooled by Avians.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
A gentleman among birdsSubscriber Only
February 08, 2020 18:00 IST
The black redstart stands out in the rude rabble of Delhi.
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
What do animals’ tails say about them?Subscriber Only
January 31, 2020 11:00 IST
Most animals, like monkeys, dogs, cats, cheetahs and hippos put their tails to good use, and even have fun with them.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020Journalism of Courage
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