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Island habitats, isolated for millions of years, develop strange animals because of evolution and Australia perhaps has the most famous of these creatures. The kangaroo, which can be said to be the national symbol of the country, has never failed to fascinate mankind. Early
It’s hard not to fall in love with the cuddly looking penguins that cutely resembles a bird in tuxedo. Although the very thought of penguins conjure up an image of a parcel of penguins waddling around on an icy landscape, not all penguins spend
Badgers, particularly the Honey Badger, are reputed to have the worst attitude among all the animals. In fact, the Honey Badger is listed in the Guinness Book of World Record as “the most fearless animal in the world”. However, their ferociousness is just a
Apes are the nearest relatives of man with one great ape, the chimpanzee, sharing about 99% of its DNA with man. Even their social behavior and interactions with other apes bear a striking resemblance with humans. Apes are classed as old world anthropoid mammals
Sharks have ruled the seas for millions of years, swanning the waters even before land vertebrates populated the earth. Over millenaries, sharks have evolved into one of the foremost predators of the sea. They are excellent hunters and voracious eaters with a reputation so
Crocodiles have swanned the freshwater bodies of this planet for millions of years. They were there when dinosaurs were the apex predators, survived several mass extinctions and climatic upheavals and are now struggling for survival in the age of humans. Long before Steve Irwin
If images could describe the spirit of a city, then the best way to describe the soul of Mumbai would be the efficient dabbawalas in their Gandhi topis, the beautiful Queen’s necklace or Marine Drive, a plate of vada pavs and now recently the
With a history spanning over 6000 years, China is one of the world’s oldest continuing civilizations. A vast country with an equally colossal population, exploring China is nothing less than an epic adventure. For long, the country was under the shadows of colonialism. However,
Though the Arctic and the Antarctic may seem similar to many people, they are in fact poles apart. While the former is a continent surrounded by oceans, the later is an ocean surrounded by continents. And unlike Antarctic, which is a barren desert, the
The platypus was indeed God’s idea of having fun. Imagine him at work, taking the beak and feet of a duck, the tail of a beaver and the body and fur of an otter and through divine power bringing to life an oddity. However,
