According to the proposal, the sloth bears’ diet, which consists predominantly of ants and termites, contributes to the control of insect populations, aiding in the regulation of pest species and health of forest ecosystems.
Kite flying, the favourite lockdown pastime of many Bengalureans, seriously imperilled the lives of birds, statistics show. Last year, as many as 633 birds suffered injuries caused by the dangerous nylon Manja, the most commonly used thread to make kites. This figure was 177 in 2020 and just 102 the year before. In other words, the number of bird injuries caused by Manja saw
A short-lived tale of a monkey’s breech baby
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Feb 20, 2021, 09:03 IST
The
monkey went into labour in a housing society and was in excruciating pain
An animal rescue is easy when it is injured, and a little first aid does the trick until professional intervention. But
Binny Mill, a resident of ETA Gardens, was in a fix when he spotted a monkey in terrible pain while giving birth. By the time the doctors arrived, the baby monkey had died.
Bhavin Thakker, a businessman, said he received a call from his building’s
security guard at around 9 am on Thursday. “I immediately called