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Bhunte: The baby elephant

An illustrated story of an elephant calf

Author

Sanjeeta Hridayaninadini

I am an elephant biologist wandering in the wild to understand what elephants feel. I believe that empathy can cure any pain. I am on this path of finding myself. Besides research, I write poems (http://sanjeetapokharel.blogspot.com/) and draw cartoons (https://bhuntelephant.wordpress.com/).

Bhunte and his tuskless future!

Bhunte saw a dream. Weird of its kind. He saw that he was a 70-year-old tusker. And there, he gathered Punte and Dalle to share a story. He explained how poaching and over-exploitation may lead to 'tuskless' males in the... Continue Reading →

Bhunte met Furry the fawn

"While playing near the small puddle, Bhunte met Furry, the cutest fawn. As curious as Bhunte, Furry twisted her head to observe the water droplets falling from Bhunte's trunk. She became his friend. Unlike Furry, Bhunte could not gallop and... Continue Reading →

Railway crossing and Bhunte

Bhunte had a worst nightmare! Crossing the deadly railway tracks passing through his abode. He fears the howling trains which killed many of his relatives and friends...

EEHV-HD, Mina and Bhunte

  Bhunte noticed that Mina was not playing with him past two weeks. When he went to check, he found that Mina had a swollen (cyanotic) tongue, her face was swollen (oedema) and she had blood in her defecation. Most... Continue Reading →

A painful day for Bhunte

The most painful bereavement a child of any species goes through, is losing his mother-- when he has many things to learn from her. Bhunte was not jolly today. He came to know that far away in the forests of... Continue Reading →

Bhunte learns trumpeting…

"I met a drongo on my way to waterhole. I loved his melodious chirps. I tried following his rhythms. I trumpet-ed loud. The entire forest orchestrated with the chirps, trumpets and splash."

Bhunte and Acacia

"Mom, always told me that trees help in bringing that wonderful shower in my forest. But she never told me that they also help us in removing those ticks off. I got to meet Mr. Acacia who laughed aloud when... Continue Reading →

Bhunte met SSP

When he was crawling through the Lantana bushes- Bhunte heard the whispers. He stopped. He smelt. A human. Two humans. They were hiding behind the bush. "Once that calf defecates and leaves- I will quickly go and bring that "sample"... Continue Reading →

Sharing siblings’ love

Bhunte's sister Dalli assures that Bhunte is doing well, by wrapping her trunk to his trunk. Bhunte trumpets and expresses his joy. Bhunte loves playing with Dalli...

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