Do you know #elephant family is all women group. Made of #mother, #aunts, #grandmother & all other #ladies. Most of the times Male leave herd early. Kids are looked by all female elephants in herd, all are mothers. Grandmother makes all decision for the family. #Mothersday Image
Obvious that experienced matriarch should lead #elephant family. She has accumulated immense traits/wisdom due to her long life. Which comes handy in long journeys & dangers. Not true for all. In #Zebras pregnant lead the way as she needs more water. #Buffaloes decide mutually. Image
Males keep on joining & leaving herds. Well one of the accepted theory is. That males when they get young are pushed out from the herd/family by dominant female, also called as matriarch. To check the inbreeding. Which only shows elephants are highly intelligent. Image
So matriarch take them on a journey called as life. They are long ranging animals, keep walking. She knows water holes, villages & good habitats. Sometime death of matriarch is a big shock for whole herd. As accumulated knowledge vanishes. Image
Not all are so social. Take example of other two big tanks of forest. Gaur lives in group but rhino lives solitary. Except in breeding time. All sharing similar kind of habitat but different in social structure. Image
All females of herd teach them and take them to show the world. That is how they are raised. All pictures are mines, documented at different times. Image

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Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. When we read about them, we realise how least migratory humans are. Here is Himalayan griffon vultures, as sub adult they are migratory. We found many in sick condition & were able to revive 21. Here few stories about migration with Indian touch.
The real global tourist !! A Demoiselle crane tagged in Russia's Transbaikalia was spotted in Khinchan village in Jodhpur district in Feb. She traveled about 4,368 kms, the longest distance covered by the tagged migratory birds reported so far. While we were under lockdown.
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Named Vadla, migrated to breeding site in northern Kazakhstan and then returned exactly at site of her tagging on Migratory Bird Day, 10 Oct. By WII team.
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That is how life starts. Millions of olive Ridley turtles started their journey from Odisha coasts as we are locked inside. Under close watch of forest department. One of the natures extravaganza. Sharing as received.
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It is said that mass nesting of #Turtles is a phenomenon as old as dinosaurs. 2/n
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Son of a clerk from erode, who stunned the world with his mathematics prowess.

Later became one of the youngest Fellows of the Royal Society & only the second Indian.

And also the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Even in that short life independently compiled nearly 3,900 results. Most were novel. Interesting thing his many works are still attracting mathematicians.

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Now #India has 51 #tiger reserves.

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6.Palamau (1973-74)

7.Ranthambore (1973-74)

8.Similipal (1973-74)

9.Sunderbans (1973-74)

10.Periyar (1978-79)

11.Sariska (1978-79)

12.Buxa (1982)

13.Indravati (1982)
14.Namdapha (1982-83)

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16.Kalakad-Mundanthurai (1988-89)

17.Valmiki (1989)

18.Pench

19.Tadoba-Andhari (1993-94)

20.Bandhavgarh (1993-94)

21.Panna (1994)

22.Dampa (1994-95)

23.Bhadra (1998-99)

24.Pench (1998-99)

25.Pakke (1999-2000)
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Prayers in the face of nature’s fury. Today at Chamoli disaster situation after Nandadevi glacier broke down. Status of dam. For disaster emergency contact 9557444486.
Look how human structures are being removed just like cards. *
Just like cards !!
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Here one of our volunteer. Few days back rescued a barn owl in very bad shape. After days of care he is back to wild. Beauty.
Currently few more under his observation.
This one is little impatient. Getting all kind of care.
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