Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
Tue, May 17, 2022
Succulents hold their own, in gardens and wastelands, armed to the teeth with spikes and hooks and poisonous fluids
Wed, May 11, 2022
It’s how several species prompt their seeds to leave home and germinate
Wed, May 04, 2022
The difference in our make and that of our relatives in the wild is only about one per cent
Wed, Apr 20, 2022
When nature’s evolutionary engineering department forgot to invent the wheel
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
In India, pet therapy may yet not be a legit line of treatment, but staring at birds outside a hospital-room window can be therapeutic
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
Listen in as we travel through the jungle and listen to the soundbox of creatures great and small
Wed, Mar 30, 2022
What’s common between a rhino’s horn, pangolin’s scale, and porcupine’s quill? These natural weapons are made of the same protein found in human hair
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Every dawn brings with it the sense of a new beginning and every dusk a sense of serene closure
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
The flower goblets of the red silk cotton brim with the finest nectar, replenished almost every evening, for all to savour.
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
There’s an exuberance about bird calls that make you feel optimistic despite the distress in the world
Wed, Mar 02, 2022
Can it be an owl who can see at night, or a human being whose vision is seven times sharper than a cat or a dog
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Stare long and hard enough at a tree, the sense of wonder will beginning to stir, or, perhaps, a coppersmith barbet might remind you of a clown with hiccups.
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
Songs of the blue whistling-thrush, grey-winged blackbird, white-rumped shama or magpie-robin far outclass the nightingale
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
And they really do a lot of the hard, heavy and dirty lifting in order to keep ecosystems ticking
Wed, Feb 02, 2022
When humans take for granted nature’s feats, the act of flying is one such — from feather and wing designs, decorative and functional, to different techniques for birds and insects.
Tue, Jan 25, 2022
Even if Mother Nature tries to confuse us with freak weather, some natural phenomena remain as is and are major cues to how we behave
Wed, Jan 19, 2022
Like among our domesticated friends, the cat and the dog, in the wild, too, this generational debate finds no happy ending
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
In the game of one-upmanship, which among the two, evolved from a common ancestor, has a better chance at winning?
Wed, Jan 05, 2022
The harmless, non-venomous ones saunter in indoors for heat on wintry evenings or when rains flood their tunnels
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
With spring-loaded reflexes and formidable swoops, the animal kingdom proves that size doesn’t matter
Thu, Dec 30, 2021
They found a speckled illuminated field, like of thousand fireflies, on the wings of the butterfly
Thu, Dec 30, 2021
How the world would be grateful if new variants would choose their future victims more responsibly
Tue, Dec 07, 2021
To ensure a civilised pet, the first thing to do is to show them, quite clearly, right from the beginning, that you are the pack leader
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
What migratory geese think of the aeroplane and human world's flying abilities
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
Animals, birds, plants, even humans, come under these two categories, based on the food they eat. Being a fussy eater can therefore be dangerous, says Ranjit Lal