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Bhunte: The baby elephant

An illustrated story of an elephant calf

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Sano mimics Bhunte

Bhunte, now, is a nine-year-old bull*! And his sister, Sano, born on the 6th of November, 2021, is now over four years old. Over the years, Bhunte has been a caring brother, always protecting Sano wherever they go. Once, when... Continue Reading →

Kajalkali- Hopefully, the one last story!

It was on the 18th of August, 2019, when Bhunte met Tikiri, from Sri Lanka, she was in an appalling state and died a few days after. Bhunte's reminiscent of his last meeting with Tikiri is no less different than... Continue Reading →

Bhunte, Punte, Dalli and Elephant Apple

Well, I bet you have not seen an elephant hanging on a branch? Bhunte did. He himself was hanging! Bhunte, Punte and Dalli went around to see what mischievous things they could do that evening. And voila! they saw a... 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 →

The elephant ‘festival’ and Bhunte

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 and ‘Hakka Pattas’

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 →

A new year and the end of ivory trade

"Bhunte met his brother- Saila, who left his herd when he was 12 years old, near the edge of forest. Bhunte was following a buzzing bee and hence plucked the flower, Mr. Buzz, was hovering on. Saila smiled beholding this.... Continue Reading →

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