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Bhunte: The baby elephant

An illustrated story of an elephant calf

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Bumblu did not play with Bhunte

Remember, when Bhunte troubled some groups of bees by plucking the flowers and running away? And his mother scolded him for disregarding the most hard-working insects? Well, he disobeyed his mom again! As the dusk was appearing, Bumblu, the bumblebee,... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and Amaka

After many days of his long journey through South Africa, Bhunte met Amaka, an African elephant girl calf. On his way to the waterhole, he came across Amaka and became her friend. Amaka looks like Bhunte. It just that unlike... Continue Reading →

Bhunte met Lambu

Bhunte was very excited. This was his first trip to the place, Africa, where his ancestors originated. He packed his bags and started his journey. He travelled to Addis Ababa and to Kruger, the forest where he hoped to meet... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and Tikiri

When Bhunte heard about an old female, as old as his grandmother, in the southern island called Sri Lanka. He felt bad. Bhunte and other elephants should live in a group and a family. It's very hard for elephants, especially... Continue Reading →

‘They killed Pukule (the tiger cub)’s mom’

It has barely been a month when Bhunte witnessed the death of Chantu due to choking. To add to his grievance, he heard from his herd members that Pukule, the tiger cub whom he met long ago in the playground,... Continue Reading →

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 →

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