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Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
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Slayers Gorgeous: The marvel that is a dragonflySubscriber Only
September 21, 2014 01:00 IST
Damselflies are usually smaller and slimmer, more delicate and rest with their wings arranged alongside their bodies, and hover — virtually invisibly — low over water.
Sun, Sep 21, 2014
Catch the Signal: Traffic lessons from the animal planetSubscriber Only
September 14, 2014 01:00 IST
Ants don’t have road accidents. In fact, traffic managers are now studying those marching columns of army ants that blitz across the forest floor to see how they do it.
Sun, Sep 14, 2014
Barking up the Wrong Tree: The government’s great love for plantsSubscriber Only
September 07, 2014 01:00 IST
It was touching to think that the government was so concerned about each and every tree and required every last iota of information about it.
Sun, Sep 07, 2014
Prickly Heat: Why cacti can’t help being thornySubscriber Only
August 31, 2014 01:00 IST
Cacti belong to the larger group of plants called succulents which also have water retention properties and have fleshy and plump leaves and stems.
Sun, Aug 31, 2014
A case for Mr and Mrs Dungbeetle who keep us safe from parasites and fliesSubscriber Only
August 24, 2014 01:00 IST
While the adult beetles suck up the smelly soupy part, their larvae prefer the dry bits which are full of undigested foodstuff.
Sun, Aug 24, 2014
Down In Jungleland: Why it’s not fine to sell seashells on the seashoreSubscriber Only
August 17, 2014 01:00 IST
It’s not so much the shells we find washed up on the beach, it’s the commercial collection of living molluscs that are taken from the sea bed that causes the problem.
Sun, Aug 17, 2014
Waiting for the Kill: A spider swallowing a fly is a lesson in patienceSubscriber Only
August 10, 2014 01:00 IST
It had waited till the fly had exhausted itself and then walked up gingerly on those delicate stilt legs, and given it the killing bite.
Sun, Aug 10, 2014
Dancing in the Rain: Some peacocks can dance from dawn till duskSubscriber Only
August 03, 2014 01:00 IST
Peafowl in Delhi are pretty city-savvy and will nest on porches, terraces and verandahs.
Sun, Aug 03, 2014
Man versus nature makes for pointless televisionSubscriber Only
July 27, 2014 01:00 IST
Of late, there seem to be a plethora of fairly violent TV “reality” shows around the theme, “Man vs Wild” or “Survival in the Wild”.
Sun, Jul 27, 2014
Down In Jungleland: The mad musical orgy of golden bullfrogs in loveSubscriber Only
July 13, 2014 01:00 IST
It’s astonishing — where the heck did they come from, these great yellow fatsos with their soulful gold-rimmed eyes?
Sun, Jul 13, 2014
The Real Slim(y) Shady: Digging up the dirt on snailsSubscriber Only
July 06, 2014 01:00 IST
Giant African land snails have spread to every continent in the world except Antarctica.
Sun, Jul 06, 2014
Why equine adventures are not everyone’s cup of teaSubscriber Only
June 29, 2014 01:00 IST
While dogs became our best pals, horses enabled us to run over entire continents and define history.
Sun, Jun 29, 2014
Learning to listen to a birdsongSubscriber Only
June 22, 2014 01:00 IST
If you want to learn how to listen out for bird calls or birdsong — make, or just pretend that you’re making a recording.
Sun, Jun 22, 2014
Finally, some real estate good news in the wildSubscriber Only
June 15, 2014 01:04 IST
I’ve carped long and loud about how it’s pointless trying to breed rare wild animals and birds in captivity if there’s going to be no wild to put them back into.
Sun, Jun 15, 2014
How fireflies switch on their lightSubscriber Only
June 08, 2014 01:00 IST
How the insects switch their lights on and off remains a mystery, but each species flashes a special Morse of its own.
Sun, Jun 08, 2014
How nature plots and plans to fool predatorsSubscriber Only
June 01, 2014 05:00 IST
Are the games that nature plays to fool predators really well thought out?
Sun, Jun 01, 2014
Down in Jungleland: Tiger in Your BackyardSubscriber Only
May 25, 2014 00:52 IST
In some countries, it’s legal to domesticate wild beasts, but the results aren’t pretty.
Sun, May 25, 2014
Down in jungleland: A Hiss in the DarkSubscriber Only
May 18, 2014 00:40 IST
We fear snakes, and yet worship them, defang them and even wear their skins.
Sun, May 18, 2014
King Kong and UsSubscriber Only
May 11, 2014 01:00 IST
The chimpanzees, with whom we seem to identify the most and are most closely related to, are always volatile and bipolar, they are scandalously promiscuous, and are prone to sudden violence.
Sun, May 11, 2014
Down in Jungleland: Mind Your LanguageSubscriber Only
May 04, 2014 01:28 IST
What the ways we refer to nature and animals in our conversations tell about us.
Sun, May 04, 2014Down in jungleland: Bananas Over BabiesSubscriber Only
April 20, 2014 00:22 IST
Watching a monkey child grow, from Mamma’s boys and girls to mischief makers.
Sun, Apr 20, 2014
Down in Jungleland: Disco at DuskSubscriber Only
April 13, 2014 01:11 IST
Though not as glamourous, moths are similar to butterflies, but more evolved than them.
Sun, Apr 13, 2014
Birds and The Big BrainsSubscriber Only
April 06, 2014 01:36 IST
The complex physics of their flight has always inspired humans.
Sun, Apr 06, 2014
Down in jungleland: Spring SonataSubscriber Only
March 30, 2014 05:22 IST
Tune in even in the middle of the day, and there’s plenty to be heard and seen.
Sun, Mar 30, 2014Its a WrapSubscriber Only
January 05, 2014 01:01 IST
Nature is a past master at the art of perfect packaging
Sun, Jan 05, 2014Journalism of Courage
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