Articles tagged with: Animals
Learning to Share from the Bonobos
Over the years man has been learning from animals, especially in the field of defense, the stealth bomber gets it looks from the stingray, martial arts like the Shaolin Kung Fu was developed by watching the way animals engage each other.
Throughout history we are learning …
Safari at A’Famosa’s Animal World
Woken up by the hotel’s morning alarm, I forced myself out of bed and got into the bus to start our program for the second day of our journey. Our first stop was at A’Famosa Resort, which is located in the vicinity of Alor Gajah, …
You Are What You Read
Most people would have perhaps heard the story of Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, a Costa Rican artist who is known for his work “Eres lo que lees” (“You Are What You Read”). That is an extremely profound name for his display, a starving dog.
In August 2007 …
Tata’s Port to Obliterate Endangered Turtles
Tata the company I have a love hate relationship with, I love the Tata Air Car and I hate the Tata Indicom Broadband Service, but now the Tata’s are up to something much bigger.
With the present climatic changes becoming prominent and the need to respect …
Nature’s Best Photography 2007 Winners
Makgadikgadi Pans, Kalahari Desert, BotswanaGrand Prize: Burchell’s Zebras
“The Kalahari Desert covers most of southwestern Africa and is part of the largest sand basin in the world. On the eastern fringe of the Kalahari lie the Makgadikgadi Pans, which in turn are among the world’s biggest …
Animal Cruelty in Chinese Zoos
If a nation is great enough to host the Olympic Games then it should be great enough to be able to protect its animals. Not in China, which has always had a pathetic record when it came to animal cruelty. Things haven’t changed much there. …
Protect Elephants from Captivity
Living in a crowded city like Mumbai can get very frustrating for us, the crowd and the lack of space gets to everyone, what about animals? Imagine what an elephant, which is the largest land animal alive today, moving around on the streets of Mumbai?
Elephants …
Wildlife SOS for Sloth Bears
A former colleague brought to my notice a very heart-rending initiative run by Wildlife SOS, a non-profit organisation, which works in the field of Wildlife rescue and Rehabilitation. One of their main project is the rescue and rehabilitation of ‘dancing bears’.
Have you seen a dancing …
Polar Bears in the Endangered Species List Soon
The inevitable has occurred. Global Warming has led to the possible extinction of Polar Bears and should be on the US’s endangered species list, according to the Bush administration.
The reducing level of ice, which is an important part of their life-cycle, and rapid changes in …
Animal Poaching in India
A friend of mine visited the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, in 1995 and went there again in Jan 2006.
There were very few not even half, in 5 days I stayed there I dint see a single bison (Indian wild buffalo, Gaur) and earlier …
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