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Wildlife Puzzle: Dung Beetle

Put together this jigsaw to see dung beetles in action
Photo by: Dhritiman Mukherjee
Updated   Sep 29, 2023

Photo by: Dhritiman Mukherjee

Updated   Sep 29, 2023
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Wildlife Puzzle: Dung Beetle
Put together this jigsaw to see dung beetles in action
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Of the 30,000-odd species worldwide, India is home to nearly 3,000 dung beetle species. These scarabs are known to push dung balls 50 times their own weight and are found in all terrestrial ecosystems, except polar regions. Read more about these fascinating soil engineers here.


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