By Rajkumar Bhavasar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Bal Bhavan is now a dead and forgotten hole. If Mysuru needed a single and comprehensive symbol of neglect and mismanagement, Bal Bhavan should provide it. The vast area features an incredible bouquet of possibilities. One could visit it now to see the depressing and tall concrete…
…so goes the Woodpeckers, knocking on the tree branches, with their powerful beak. By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist We hear the Woodpeckers first and then try to locate them in the direction of the sound. Woodpeckers knock on wood; they have to, for that is where their food is hidden. The Woodpeckers are not killing the…
Following the Government order to shut down malls, theatres, schools and colleges for a week amidst Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, Mysuru closed down partially on the first day yesterday. Here are the glimpses of the city through the eyes of our cameraman. Hostel inmates vacate rooms, head home Students staying at various hostels run by…
Peacock — Pavo cristatus, being its zoological name — the flamboyant, beautiful, colourful, arrogant bird, the bird with an attitude, is naturally selected as a National Bird of India. Peacocks have a built-in Pride in them and they cannot be blamed for that, nature has created them; Only the males, with such lovely iridescent colours…
Kushi, the female giraffe at Mysuru Zoo, gave birth to a healthy male calf on March 8 at the Zoo. Picture shows Mary, the granddaughter of Kushi, looking after the newborn as mother Kushi was away grazing. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Deer do regularly use their speed and agility to navigate dangerous situations like escaping from predators or other intruders, chasing competitors or potential mates, and to access better locations of cover or food. This fawn too has got the jumping instinct from its genes and seen following its mother who is watchful of potential predators…
By B.C. Thimmaiah [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Mysuru Regional Transport Office (RTO) East in city has seen a tectonic shift in how driving tests are conducted to issue licences. Tests are now conducted in specially designed Automated Driving Test Tracks which have many segments, each of which has to be passed in a particular…
Migratory birds flock to Hadinaru Lake in Nanjangud for winter sojourn Geese with radio collars and identification tags also spotted By Ravishankar Nanjangud, Feb. 26- Even as winter season is through, birds from Mongolia have winged into the water body at Hadinaru Lake on the Mysuru-Nanjangud border, cheering bird-lovers and giving a strong indication that…
Pelicans, the squat-looking ungainly birds, the least aerodynamic-looking shape, a gait like a Duck’s, is the most unimpressive bird to look at. But wait, the Pelican has some unique characters which would put any one into an awe-inspiring mood, apart from its unique Gular pouch (the fold of loose skin like a bag, drooping loose…
NOT SLOTH AT ALL: A sloth bear with a thick, shaggy coat of fur is seen using the bark of a tree to scratch its itching back inside the Nagarahole National Park last evening. The Park, with tall grasslands and dense forest cover, is an ideal place for bear habitat. As photographers clicked with their…
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