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 →
"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."
"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 →
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 →
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...
He smells everything. Nowadays, Bhunte loves playing with his trunk. He smells the flower. He smells the slush. And sometime, he smells the dung of his mom. Variety of fragrances around!
When he smelt something very different, Bhunte went off the track to see what it was. Voilà, he saw something very interesting! On the other side of park-fence, he saw idol which looked like him. He was very delighted. He... Continue Reading →
SSP note on 11th August, 2016: World Elephant Day...This year, I would like to speak up for the captive elephants. Many of the wild calves like Bhunte may not be knowing that their fates are written by us. We shall... Continue Reading →
Let's turn the table on humans: Bhunte thought: "Elephants are gentle animals. No where even in my imaginations, I can ever imagine an calm elephant ever behaving cruel, unlike the humans! But if it is ever to happen that intense cruelty... Continue Reading →
Bhunte: The baby elephant 