Are elephants losing their tusks?
The long elephant teeth we see are called ‘tusks’. In 2021, American scientists found out that because of hunting, African elephants are...
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City Trees with Pink Flowers
As January approaches, many of our cities, especially Bangalore, start blooming with trees with pink flowers. These flowers are called...
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Stray Dog and Wolf Mystery Uncovered!
We all know that dogs and wolves are related. In fact, it is shown that around 15,000 years back, humans started domesticating wolves and...
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Clapping butterflies!
Have you ever noticed that butterflies have much bigger wings than other bugs? Their wings are so big, it makes you wonder how they can...
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Ever seen beating hearts of honeybees!?
Researchers from Bangalore studied the effect of varying levels of pollution on Giant honey bees.The study threw up some shocking results!
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Fan throated lizards: why have so many colours!?
Males of fan throated lizards develop beautiful blue, black and orange colours just before the breeding season. We know that these...
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Can having predators around be beneficial for animals!?
The way animals react to their predators does not have a fixed set of rules. However, we will expect that an animal should always try and...
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Males which'sneak in' to mate!
Check the 105 second video to find out how the 'not-so-good' males of some frogs and toads increase chances of finding mates!
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Why are Asian elephants being born tuskless!?
Did you know that as many as 5-90% elephants of a population in India can be tuskless? Then why do elephants even have tusks? Check out the
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