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The Unseen World of Corals
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Coral Reefs: True Treasures of the Andaman Islands
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Signs of Solace: Grieving in Nature
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Ornament, Armament, and Aggression: The Forgotten Beauty of Females
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Hope and Biodiversity on the Andaman Islands
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Avian Percussionists: The Drumming Woodpeckers of Uttarakhand
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Humayun's wrinkled frog
Indian bullfrog
Kottigehar dancing frog
Malabar gliding frog
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Water drop frog
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White-winged wood duck
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Black-breasted parrotbill
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Montagu's harrier
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Chousingha
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Phayre's langur
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Saw-scaled viper
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Spectacled cobra
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Cantor’s giant softshell turtle
Crowned river turtle
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Impressed tortoise
Indian flapshell turtle
Leatherback turtle
Northern river terrapin
Olive ridley turtle
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The First Flight: the Pallas' Fish Eagle
Biont
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High in a tall tree in Kaziranga National Park, a pair of Pallas' fish eagles have built their nest. While the mother lovingly feeds the chicks, the father stands guard. As time passes, the question looms: Will the chick's first flight be successful? Watch to find out.
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Spirited Away: In Search of the Deo Haanh
Jayshree Borgohain
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The white-winged wood duck is so rarely seen that it has inspired several folktales in Assam’s swamp forests. Locals, who hear its ghostly call after dark, call it deo haanh or spirit duck. When filmmaker Jayshree Borgohain went looking for it, her search turned part-exploratory, part-spiritual. Will the forest spirits guide her quest?
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The Manas Story: From Hunters to Protectors
Sustain Team
In the 1980s, political unrest ravaged Assam's Manas National Park. But in the 2000s, local youth, the forest department, and the new government united to restore it. Today, Manas is a UNESCO World Heritage site and biodiversity hotspot.
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Palash: An Account of the Flame of the Forest
Rithika Fernandes
Fortune, fate, and a peek into the bevvy of springtime visitors that throng the blossoms of the flame of the forest tree
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High Altitude Passerines in Uttarakhand
Samuel John
Making memories with four species of passerines: red-billed leiothrix, bar-tailed treecreepers, chestnut-winged minlas, and Eurasian wrens
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The Ghost Tree: Courting the Frozen Dancer in the Forest
Rithika Fernandes
The enigmatic ghost tree with its smooth grey-white bark strikes a graceful pose as it stands in solitude on rocky, eroded forest slopes
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Life After Dark: The Night Shift on a Coral Reef
Chetana Babburjung Purushotham
Diving once the sun has set reveals a star-studded canvas of nocturnal life that rivals what you might imagine lives in outer space
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An Owlsome Night Amidst the Dense Mangroves of Bhitarkanika
Sutirtha Lahiri
Screech, hoot, shriek — the diverse calls and sounds of owls are everywhere in the mangroves of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha
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Sundews: Shiny, Sugary Illusions in the Wild
Pooja Pawar
Sundews are pretty plants with tender tentacles that have mastered the art of predation. They hoodwink insects and other arthropods and kill and consume them for their nutrients
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The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage
Samuel John
Spiders can remain inconspicuous, blending seamlessly with the tree they occupy. Their cryptic posture and incredible stillness made their camouflage impeccable
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Strangers in the Night: The Beguiling World of Bats
Sustain Team
These curious, nocturnal creatures are unnecessarily feared. They do their bit to maintain the ecosystem
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