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In our #StateSymbolsOfIndia series this week, we bring you these stunning #wildlife from the a South Indian state rich in #biodiversity owing to the great diversity of habitats: #TamilNadu! Tell us which of these creatures of the wild you've beheld there!
Art: Radha Pennathur
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It has both alpine & subtropical climates. With 35% of this least populous state in the country covered by Khangchendzonga National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site),here are some of the most beautiful flora & fauna that make #Sikkim’s state symbols.
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A sojourn in #Sikkim, if you may, with our #StateSymbolsOfIndia series this week. A stunningly biodiverse, multilingual, multiethnic Indian state,it's sequestered snugly into the Eastern Himalaya. Kangchenjunga transboundary landscape is part of #Sikkim.
#Art: Radha Pennathur
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Our #SpeciesOfTheWeek,Nilgiri laughingthrush,lives in dense forest patches of high elevations in Nilgiri & Wayanad.Has rufous underparts,olive-brown upper parts,white eyebrow,black throat & olive-brown tail,it is omnivorous–feeds on insects, nectar & berries.
Art:Jessica Luis
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‘The Geese’ as seen & penned about by Jorie Graham.
Our #PoetryWednesday series brings you a poem so nuanced that will leave you wondering if it is celebrating or is steeped in melancholy. Witness how 'this astonishing delay, the everyday, takes place.’
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#Camel roams #sand dunes; chinkara bejewels arid plains & hills,deserts,dry scrub,light forests; the critically endangered great Indian bustard still stands its ground strong & gallant in arid & semi-arid grasslands,thorn scrub & tall grass.
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In our #StateSymbolsOfIndia series this week we bring you these stunning wildlife from the ever fascinating state, #Rajasthan. A state rich not only in #wildlife but also in #culture & #heritage & all things awe-inspiring.
Art: Radha Pennathur
Text: Sourabha Rao
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Our #SpeciesOfTheWeek, found in Southeast Asia, is walking catfish, a freshwater air breathing catfish species with an elongated body. It dwells mostly in stagnant #water, such as swamps, ponds, streams & #rivers, where water is slow-moving.
#Art: Radha Pennathur
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The ever fascinating fireflies! And as Mr. Frost imagines, their ‘star-like start’. In #PoetryWednesday this week, here’s a succinct,breathtaking,poignant #ode to ‘Fireflies in the #Garden’. What about #fireflies captivate you?
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