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Coral Reefs: True Treasures of the Andaman Islands

Signs of Solace: Grieving in Nature

Ornament, Armament, and Aggression: The Forgotten Beauty of Females

Hope and Biodiversity on the Andaman Islands

Avian Percussionists: The Drumming Woodpeckers of Uttarakhand

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Amphibians

Frogs and Toads

Humayun's wrinkled frog

Indian bullfrog

Kottigehar dancing frog

Malabar gliding frog

Purple frog

Skittering frogs

Water drop frog

Birds

Fish

Marine Fish

Blenny

Boxfish

Butterflyfish

Christmas tree worms

Great barracuda

Guitarfish

Hawkfish

Lionfish

Moray eel

Parrotfish

Seahorses

Sharks

Triggerfish

Whale shark
Other Fish

Ganges shark

Invertebrates

Mammals

Bears

Asiatic black bear

Himalayan brown bear

Sloth bear
Canids

Bengal fox

Desert fox

Dhole

Golden jackal

Himalayan red fox

Himalayan wolf

Indian grey wolf

Tibetan sand fox
Cats

Asiatic Lion

Bengal tiger

Caracal

Fishing cat

Indian desert cat

Jungle cat

Leopard

Marbled cat

Pallas's cat

Rusty spotted cat

Snow leopard
Deer and Antelopes

Barking deer

Blackbuck

Chinkara

Chousingha

Eastern swamp deer

Hangul

Mouse deer
Hares and Rabbits

Black-naped hare
Mongooses, Martens, and Weasels

Indian grey mongoose

Stone marten

Yellow-throated marten
Mountain Ungulates

Asiatic ibex

Blue sheep

Himalayan musk deer

Kashmir markhor

Nilgiri tahr

Urial
Other Aquatic Mammals

Dugong

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin

Irrawaddy dolphin

South Asian river dolphin
Other Mammals

Asian elephant

Asian palm civet

Greater one-horned rhinoceros

Madras hedgehog

Nicobar treeshrew

Red panda

Striped hyena

Reptiles

Featured Videos

Compelling films about India’s flora and fauna

The First Flight: the Pallas' Fish Eagle

The First Flight: the Pallas' Fish Eagle

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.

Spirited Away: In Search of the Deo Haanh

Spirited Away: In Search of the Deo Haanh

Jayshree Borgohain

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?

The Manas Story: From Hunters to Protectors

The Manas Story: From Hunters to Protectors

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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Species

All you need to know about creatures large and small

Marbled Cat: Master of Stealth in the Treetops

Marbled Cat: Master of Stealth in the Treetops

Tenacious Triggerfish: The Territorial Reef Residents

Tenacious Triggerfish: The Territorial Reef Residents

Barn Owls: Caught in the Urban Rat Race

Barn Owls: Caught in the Urban Rat Race

Purple Frog: A Brief Interlude from a Secret Life Underground

Purple Frog: A Brief Interlude from a Secret Life Underground

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Featured Stories

Highlighting engaging accounts of India’s rich biodiversity and its protection

Palash: An Account of the Flame of the Forest

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

High Altitude Passerines in Uttarakhand

High Altitude Passerines in Uttarakhand

Making memories with four species of passerines: red-billed leiothrix, bar-tailed treecreepers, chestnut-winged minlas, and Eurasian wrens

The Ghost Tree: Courting the Frozen Dancer in the Forest

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

Life After Dark: The Night Shift on a Coral Reef

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

An Owlsome Night Amidst the Dense Mangroves of Bhitarkanika

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

Sundews: Shiny, Sugary Illusions in the Wild

Sundews: Shiny, Sugary Illusions in the Wild

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

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

The Spider Next Door: Non-conformists in Camouflage

Spiders can remain inconspicuous, blending seamlessly with the tree they occupy. Their cryptic posture and incredible stillness made their camouflage impeccable

Strangers in the Night: The Beguiling World of Bats

Strangers in the Night: The Beguiling World of Bats

These curious, nocturnal creatures are unnecessarily feared. They do their bit to maintain the ecosystem

Infographics

Information at a glance and fast facts on species and habitats

Capped langur

Satyr tragopan

White-winged wood duck

White-winged wood duck

Parrotfish

Ruby-tailed hawklet

Ruby-tailed hawklet

Pygmy hog

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