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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/).

Plastic killed Chantu (the river dolphin)

Bhunte has no happy story to share; as while swimming through the river in his home, Bhunte met Chantu (the river dolphin) again. This time, Chantu was not happy and jubilant when he saw Bhunte, rather he was trying to... Continue Reading →

How to sight Bhunte?

When you are in the deep dense forests and you want to see Bhunte and his relatives, you need to pay attention to some of the evidence. If in a distant forest, you hear a 'breaking of branches'- you got... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and Botswana

On this day, Bhunte request Botswana for not to cull his relatives. Growing populations of elephants and increased conflicts are not just due to elephants! Culling would result in many adverse consequences. Disrupting their natural social bond, random capturing, increasing... Continue Reading →

Vinayaki, the elephant goddess, and Bhunte

Bhunte, while silently crossing a village- along with his herd, came across a temple. He stopped and was astonished to behold a female Ganesha. The statue reminded him of his mother. She looked quite similar- he thought. He ran towards... Continue Reading →

Bhunte’s mom is pregnant

Bhunte is very happy as he came to know that his mom is pregnant and he is going to be a brother. An elder brother! Bhunte thought " I want a sister, my mom said she will come after 21-23... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and iron spikes!

Dear 'concerned' authorities, Assam, India. I seldom want to share sad stories. But unfortunately, I have been experiencing some of the most painful moments in the wild. Life for me and my relatives is slowly deteriorating as 'humans' come up with... Continue Reading →

Forest fire, Musi and Bhunte

Bhunte and his herd have been running away from the forest fire that engulfed their home. Many of his tiny friends were trapped, some of them got suffocated to death and some of them got burnt. Bhunte is really scared... Continue Reading →

#10yearschallenge and Bhunte

Bhunte shares #10yearschallenge and it is not pleasant like yours. Green canopies replaced with dense houses! Free passage obstructed with hurling fireballs! Freedom replaced with fear! Not worth sharing...!

The Great Indian Bustard and Bhunte

It was August. While returning to his abode, Bhunte's herd traversed through the vast grassland. As the mist covered the grassland, Bhunte was little lazy and started throwing tantrums. No one in his herd bothered about him and kept moving... Continue Reading →

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