Biodiversity Is The Tapestry Of Life May 21, 2021, 6:39 PM IST
A former associate editor of The Times of India, leader writer and editor of The Speaking Tree, Narayani Ganesh writes on issues concerning the environment, science and technology, travel and tourism, heritage, philosophy, spirituality and health. LESS. MORE
Browsing through images of other species, you may begin to think that perhaps no other species is more ugly and useless than the human. Most birds can boast of their splendid plumage; that they facilitate seed propagation and soil enrichment and that they never foul their own nest. They are happy creatures, chirping away, eating what they can find, taking care of their young ones, and winging across oceans and mountains, dales and valleys.