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Ranjit Lal
Lal is an author, environmentalist and bird watcher.
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They might not be very big, but the beetles are a tough bunch
May 24,2015 01:00:02 AM
It’s a world-wide mafiosi: 400,000 species and counting, which account for 40 per cent of the insect world.
Sun, May 24, 2015
Look into my eyes: Animals can tell you a lot with just one look
May 17,2015 01:00:12 AM
From a cold stare to a limpid gaze, animals can tell you a lot with just one look
Sun, May 17, 2015
Down in Jungleland: Not a Pain, the Ass
May 10,2015 13:08:00 PM
You can badmouth them for all you’re worth, but there’s a lot more to donkeys than they let on
Sun, May 10, 2015
The secret life of the praying mantis
May 03,2015 01:00:51 AM
Deservedly, the praying mantis has a fearsome reputation.
Sun, May 03, 2015
Who ought to be the national animal of the country? The debate hots up
April 26,2015 01:00:56 AM
Down In Jungleland A great uproar has broken out in Jungleland with the announcement that the Indian “loin” is being considered for the post of the national animal. Down in Jungleland and Breakingwind India welcome you to this edition of “The Catfight” where the concerned animals — and some surprising unsung claimants — press their […]
Sun, Apr 26, 2015
How a foreigner has the world at its feet (and on its branches) every season
April 19,2015 01:00:47 AM
There is a bomb outside my balcony, the fuse of which has just been lit.
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Just before dawn, as the city awakens, the animal kingdom too, comes to life
April 12,2015 01:00:33 AM
In the darkest hour, just before dawn, as the city awakens, the animal kingdom too, comes to life.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
The Indian Driver’s Handbook
April 05,2015 01:00:37 AM
Making (non)sense of the chaos on Indian roads
Sun, Apr 05, 2015
Colours of Joy: Nature knows how to look its best at all times
March 29,2015 01:00:53 AM
Psychedelic colours in nature nearly always look stunning on the creatures that sport them.
Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Blowin’ in the Wind: Plants ensure their progeny travels far and wide
March 15,2015 01:00:58 AM
They might be rooted to the spot, but plants ensure their progeny travels far and wide
Sun, Mar 15, 2015
What do we need jungles for? A hilarious conversation between tigers and govt officials
March 08,2015 01:00:03 AM
Listening in on a secret meeting between representatives of India’s national animal and government officials.
Sun, Mar 08, 2015
The Grasshopper’s Run: They’ve got to be every kid’s favourite insect!
March 01,2015 01:00:38 AM
Walk through a meadow and watch these creatures leap madly all around you
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
Gulls are great subjects for flight photography
February 22,2015 01:06:24 AM
So, armed with a short 135 mm lens on a hefty Russian SLR, I would take myself off to a spot on Marine Drive where the birds came.
Sun, Feb 22, 2015
Black Beauty: Kites and their ruthless, reckless energy
February 15,2015 01:38:15 AM
Over-confident teens invariably crash against the walls of the house and have to be rescued as they lie bewildered in the garden, playing dead as you approach.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015It Isn’t Easy Being Green
February 14,2015 04:49:54 AM
A wildlife chronicle that is both a record of India’s heritage and a reminder of what we are likely to lose if we continue on our urbanising spree.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015
The Beast and the Beauty: The quiet, beautiful metamorphosis of the caterpillar
February 08,2015 01:00:26 AM
Happily, for the most part, the butterfly flexes its wings for an hour or so, and then it is away — erratic, flipsy-flopsy — a beauty born out of a beast.
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
Survival Woes: A tale of two owls and why one thrives
February 01,2015 01:00:18 AM
But the forest owlet is diurnal and that would not work in the city — at the best of times, owls are heckled and mobbed by other birds, which is why they hunt at night.
Sun, Feb 01, 2015
Hunger of the Pine: It’s funny how we take trees for granted
January 25,2015 01:00:57 AM
But it’s time we stood under a tree and thought about it a bit.
Sun, Jan 25, 2015
Lizards are friendly creatures with happy eyes and a positive outlook
January 18,2015 01:00:49 AM
Lizards are friendly creatures with bright, happy eyes and a positive outlook. So why are you scared of them?
Sun, Jan 18, 2015
Spotting a kingfisher at a Goa pool every New Year’s eve
January 11,2015 01:00:25 AM
A kingfisher by the pool in Goa every New Year’s eve. Is that a tradition in the making?
Sun, Jan 11, 2015
Unburdening the Beast
January 10,2015 03:59:34 AM
A chronicle of a German veterinarian’s efforts to save the camel in Rajasthan.
Sat, Jan 10, 2015
Survival of the Fittest: With loss of their natural habitat, animals trying to adapt and survive
January 04,2015 01:00:47 AM
With loss of their natural habitat, all that the animals are trying to do is to adapt and survive. Can they be blamed?
Sun, Jan 04, 2015
A Rat Race
December 14,2014 01:00:36 AM
We might love to hate them, but there’s no escaping these rodents.
Sun, Dec 14, 2014
Duck Tales II: About divers, the half-migrants and the resident duck
November 30,2014 01:00:24 AM
The diving ducks are relatively heavy-boned and seek their meals at the bottom of ponds and water bodies.
Sun, Nov 30, 2014
Duck Tales 1: About the ‘dabbler’ ducks who visit India every year at this time
November 23,2014 01:00:09 AM
In a two-part series, a ready reckoner of the ‘dabbler’ ducks who come calling every year around this time.
Sun, Nov 23, 2014Journalism of Courage
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