Bhunte and his herd took a long seasonal trip to their neighbouring forests. It was really tough for them to cross the human settlements where they were often intervened by shouting crowds with fire torches. Bhunte was extremely scared. He... Continue Reading →
Bhunte thought that not every calf are as lucky as him. Recently a newborn, Chikkamari, died in Hassan (Karnataka, India). Chikkamari, a calf, was born to Lakshmi. Being in a human-production habitat- Hassan- around 70-80 such elephants live in that... Continue Reading →
Bhunte heard a story of his distant relatives in Sri Lanka. 'Hakka Pattas', a local explosive planted in a food/fruit/vegetable to hunt animals, have been killing cattle and elephants, torturously. His distant relative, Shyima, too got trapped when she consumed... Continue Reading →
Bhunte's family got the bereaving news. Their distant relatives lost their grandmother- Kalimaya- 69 years old matriarch. Bhunte and his herd went to console their relatives. Bhunte's mom sniffed the corpse of Kalimaya. She mourned her death. All the members... Continue Reading →
Bhunte's relatives in Sumatra send Bhunte's herd - a message. Pooke- a pygmy elephant's calf- too wrote a message to Bhunte about how her home is getting destroyed by humans who are planting a strange tree everywhere. She wrote, "Bhuke-... Continue Reading →
Bhunte was running as fast as he could! He had stolen a flower from the bees and they were buzzing behind him. He knew it was going to be fun, so he hurried through the bushes and crossed the creeks.... Continue Reading →
"Elephants are good swimmers, you can do Bhunte- have faith in me" she trumpeted with her trunk- bulging out of the river. And probably, this was his fifth time when he dived into this river with his tiny snorkel- to... Continue Reading →
It was almost after a year, Bhunte and his herd crossed the same corridor to reach the other patch of forests. Bhunte was happy to see his herd's and other herds' footprints on the trail. It was a beginning of... Continue Reading →
Bhunte was in a jovial mood. He was swinging his trunk left and right as he was walking behind his mom. Like always, he got distracted again- when he saw a little cute animal walking on his trail. He stopped to... Continue Reading →
Bhunte: The baby elephant 