Vanishing Vulture
It’s the bird most commonly associated with death. Once a common sight in South Asia, the vulture, or nature’s …
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Birds
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A Boisterous Bedtime Read
Mister Jeejeebhoy and the Birds Author: Anitha Balachandran Illustrator: Anitha Balachandran Publisher: Young Zubaan Books Author …
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The Crow’s Lunch
The crow sat on the tree Waiting for lunch What would it be? Rice, roti – or earthworm? Lunch was none of these The family was on …
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Polluted India
Where: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad is a lake famous for the thousands of migratory birds it …
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Winter Guests
December 27: Every winter, the Delhi Zoo in New Delhi, India, spruces up for the visit of some special foreign visitors. They fly …
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The Peacocks are Dying
May 11: The residents of the Rajasthan State Electricity Board colony in Heerapur, 12 km from Jaipur, are in shock. They don’t …
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Birds Sing in their Sleep
Just like humans, birds too rely on sound to communicate. However, they do not have a ’language’ in the true sense of …
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The Gardener Bird
Look at this nest. Doesn’t it remind you of a hut? It is built by a bird with an appropriate name. It is called the gardener …
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Pelican Trouble
Many people living in Andhra Pradesh may have escaped the wrath of the cyclone that ravaged the state last month, but the …
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High-tech Crane Migration
As winter sets in, millions of birds leave their nests in the northern hemisphere and head towards warmer lands in the south. …
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Why does a Kentish Plover Parent Desert its Family?
When couples exchange vows on the marriage day, they generally say ’till death do us part’. For a species of …
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Pretty bird no more
Where: London, England April 24, 2007: For 40 years, the people of London have been happy to spot in their parks a bird that seems …
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