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The critically endangered Anamalai Gliding Frog requests for a stunt double.

Cartoon from my column with , with a hat tip to the award winning documentary series,

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2022-09-25

Join in solving the case of the suspicious trunk call! Hint: the bamboo is an Ochlandra bamboo endemic to the

Get your copies on https://t.co/K6OaKga6Rr and in bookstores. Those who have already read Ruddy, please don't give away any spoilers! :)

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2022-01-04

Plum-headed and cluster figs, created by Nirupa Rao in her book, Hidden Kingdom – Fantastical Plants of the

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2021-08-04

It’s time for you to meet our
Endemic to the in the Kottigehar dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis), aka the Kottigehar torrent dwells in secondary with vigorously flowing freshwater streams.
Art: Radha Pennathur

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2021-05-27

We’re ‘sorted’ with our in the in 2015,the sorting hat spider (Eriovixia gryffindori)is named after the sentient sorting hat of Hogwarts,from the phenomenal series by JK Rowling,for the shape it flaunts. Art: Radha Pennathur

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2021-04-29

The of a bubble-nesting bush from the has a message for you. Comic from my column with

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2020-10-12

The has given the nod for the controversial opposed for years by environmentalists, the native Kadar tribe, and even policy makers.
state bird, the attempts to knock some sense into 's head:

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2020-06-11

The NBWL and have approved 3 new projects
within a single sanctuary in an issue that the mainstream media has been conveniently ignoring. Hear it from Goa's state bird, the Flame-throated Bulbul:
https://t.co/bKAjvO2baF

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2020-06-04

Mysticellus showrearus! 🐸

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2019-10-19

Dancing live along fast-flowing streams in the where they use '#dance moves' to woo their mates, by extending their hind legs and presenting the flashy webs to the ladies! From my column with . https://t.co/695H0auKAV

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2019-09-10

Join me in congratulating the as 's State Frog!

From the compilation '#frogs of the available as prints on https://t.co/IbpXk6LdEl

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2019-05-07

Join Uncle Bikky and Chunmun on a trip to the in search of flying dragons!

The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky releases on the 22nd of June: https://t.co/XcDZxz19SY

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2018-06-19

Here's a pair of Sri Lanka Frogmouths to start your Monday with a frown :D
Prints on https://t.co/s5weNIks2p

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2018-04-09