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Large charismatic birds with disproportionately large beaks and distinctive calls, #hornbills are the #farmers of our #forests. Today’s #WildAboutFacts series focuses on these feathered foresters.
Join us & share your hornbill images!
Rufous-necked Hornbills
📷Sarbajit Ghosh
Join us & share your hornbill images!
Rufous-necked Hornbills
📷Sarbajit Ghosh
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There are 62 #hornbill species in the world, with 32 in #Asia and 30 in #Africa.
#India is home to 9 of them including the #GreatHornbill, the #MalabarPiedHornbill and the #RufousNeckedHornbill.
Malabar Pied Hornbill
📷 @samyak15
There are 62 #hornbill species in the world, with 32 in #Asia and 30 in #Africa.
#India is home to 9 of them including the #GreatHornbill, the #MalabarPiedHornbill and the #RufousNeckedHornbill.
Malabar Pied Hornbill
📷 @samyak15
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Several #hornbill species have a distinct #casque on their upper mandible. #GreatHornbills have a prominent #yellow and #black casque.
📷 Keya Das
Several #hornbill species have a distinct #casque on their upper mandible. #GreatHornbills have a prominent #yellow and #black casque.
📷 Keya Das
Welcome back to another episode of the #WildAboutFacts series. Today, we are taking over your feed with pictures and #trivia of one of the most alluring creatures from the #wild, the #RedPanda.
Join us, share your #photographs of the #Firefox of the #Himalayas.
📷Sourav Mondal
Join us, share your #photographs of the #Firefox of the #Himalayas.
📷Sourav Mondal
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Its distinctive fur has earned this species monikers such as #Firefox, Firecat, or Fire-coloured Cat. Arguably, the #RedPanda is the only true #Panda, as the #GiantPanda, which is believed to be closely related, belongs to the #bear family.
📷Senthil Murugan
Its distinctive fur has earned this species monikers such as #Firefox, Firecat, or Fire-coloured Cat. Arguably, the #RedPanda is the only true #Panda, as the #GiantPanda, which is believed to be closely related, belongs to the #bear family.
📷Senthil Murugan
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Around half of the #RedPanda’s natural habitat lies in the Eastern #Himalayas – #Nepal, #Sikkim, northern #WestBengal, #Bhutan, and #ArunachalPradesh.
Its remaining home is in northern #Myanmar and a few provinces of central #China.
📷Ramshesha N
Around half of the #RedPanda’s natural habitat lies in the Eastern #Himalayas – #Nepal, #Sikkim, northern #WestBengal, #Bhutan, and #ArunachalPradesh.
Its remaining home is in northern #Myanmar and a few provinces of central #China.
📷Ramshesha N
Don’t we all love fun facts about wildlife? In our #WildAboutFacts series, we bring you some striking images and facts about the animals around us. Let’s begin the series with #Leopards.
Join the discussion and post your #leopard images!
Image: Vinay NP #NiFHiveFeature
Join the discussion and post your #leopard images!
Image: Vinay NP #NiFHiveFeature
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#Leopards are actually the smallest among the genus of big cats. These elusive #cats prefer to hide in trees or in caves during the day.
Image: @rajivkalsi #NiFHiveFeature
#Leopards are actually the smallest among the genus of big cats. These elusive #cats prefer to hide in trees or in caves during the day.
Image: @rajivkalsi #NiFHiveFeature
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#Leopards are not picky about their food and feed on a wide range of animals. They crouch low and sneak on their prey before attacking them.
Image: Arjun Guha #NiFHiveFeature
#Leopards are not picky about their food and feed on a wide range of animals. They crouch low and sneak on their prey before attacking them.
Image: Arjun Guha #NiFHiveFeature
