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Bhunte: The baby elephant

An illustrated story of an elephant calf

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Bhunte’s ancestors

After being exhausted playing with his trunk, Bhunte cuddled with his grandmom and asked her- "Grandmom, how were we before? We had this trunk?" Grandmom pulled him closer and told "It took millions of years for you and other elephants... Continue Reading →

Bhunte’s vision

While heading back from the water-hole, Bhunte almost crushed Mr. Caterpillar. Unlike his strong ability to smell, Bhunte has a very poor eyesight. His vision is peripheral, where he can see the side views (not at the back and cannot... Continue Reading →

Bhunte will never meet Baako!

Bhunte is very upset today. One of his African friends- Baako- was hunted down by some bunch of humans- for 'fun'. Bhunte always wanted to meet Baako and had a great plan. Baako was just three years old. Baako's mother, too,... Continue Reading →

Meeting Chantu: A Ganges River Dolphin

It was a mid-day. Bhunte's herd was near the river bank. Everyone in the herd was lazily grazing. They were scrapping out the grasses with their front foot and smashing the grasses on another front foot to get rid of... Continue Reading →

Abduction and Bhunte

Well, these days- Bhunte only shares sad and frightening stories. Somewhere on the edge of forests, humans have now started kidnapping the calves. The news got spread like the wild fire. Everyone was worried about their little-trunked folks in their... Continue Reading →

Ganesha, Bhunte and a road kill!

Like every year,  this year, too, Bhunte could smell some aromatic fragrances and fruits across the forest. Villagers were busy bringing in the Lord of prosperity, wealth, wisdom, and happiness- Ganesha- an elephant-headed God to their homes. They have that... Continue Reading →

Of being in “musth”

Bhunte met Maila after many months near the water hole. Maila was restless and moving around sniffing the air. Maila was in his 15th years when he left his herd. Bhunte never understood why he left. Bhunte gently approached Maila... Continue Reading →

Bhunte and ‘pengulling’

It was a very hot day. Unlike every day, Bhunte was tired and sleepy. He was clumsily walking behind his herd. His herd stopped to forage in the patch of thickets. He somehow managed to sneak out. He was not... Continue Reading →

“Mom” trumpeted Bhunte

It was a tiring day for Bhunte. He played a lot. "Mom" trumpeted Bhunte. His mom replied immediately. He ran towards her and suckled milk. Once he was full, he leaned against mom's forelimb. The day was pleasant. She slowly... Continue Reading →

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