Any book suggestion on ancient animals ( + birds ) of india. At least goes to 5000 yrs, extinct or still alive.For those who are interested, I would suggest read the following books
http://bnhs.org/bnhs/index.php?opti...mart_product_id=124&virtuemart_category_id=11
Snakes of India by Romulus Whitaker
https://www.amazon.in/Snakes-India-Field-Romulus-Whitaker/dp/8190187309
Many kudos to @James-bond for starting this thread
WTF I didn't know about this
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9281/0WTF I didn't know about this
Holy shieeeeet
That's not a Ganges shark. That's a Bull shark... We have those, but off the coast, especially in Andaman archipelago.
Nah.. some animals are do the killing intentionally. What do you think about the Beast of Rudraprayag.Do u know in India every year minimum 11000 to 50000 are killed by snake bites! They all are accidental killings and snakes worth more than the dead humans .... strange but true.
All wild-animal killings are accidents for me (including tiger hunt).
This bird was actually thought of as extinct after they were not spotted in Rajasthan during the 1980s. Fortunately they were found doing well around Rollapadu village and we still get to see these beautiful birds.Few endangered Animals in India
Great Indian Bustard
The structure of the bird resembles that of an Ostrich, since both of them have long, thin legs and a relatively puffed upper body.
Prater's book was written during the Raj, so it does include references to animals that are now extinct, at least in many areas that they were known to be.Any book suggestion on ancient animals ( + birds ) of india. At least goes to 5000 yrs, extinct or still alive.
Baburnama has some natural history, but is totally eclipsed by Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.Before that I am not aware of any works commissioned by native rulers or Islamic invaders on the wildlife in India.
Do u know one guy u mentioned!Baburnama has some natural history, but is totally eclipsed by Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri.
Jahangir pioneered it in India! He was a great patron & the Mughal-Rajput miniature painting was much more accurate than British crap!
Ustad Mansoor's work...
View attachment 23625 But these were all about contemporary wildlife & their habitat extent (pretty amazing accounts).
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_QnFTzS2xh8C&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=jahangir+india+natural+history&source=bl&ots=jMngjDPT5D&sig=5XM87zxwZAYg8Crj20nMvfj8CKM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF7qK5yNLZAhVBupQKHaQuAa4Q6AEwD3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=jahangir india natural history&f=false
Jahangir: The Naturalist. (<recommended book)
He even kept a lot of wildlife.
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Livemint: The naturalist with a hint of cruelty.html
I said he documented a lot of natural history, which is true.@Bleh u read how serial poacher jihadi jahangir (he boasted he killed 1000's of Animals) naturalist, kind hearted and what not but did u ever read about real animal lover and great king Ashoka? .. ..
Some interesting tweets on Wold Wild Life Day
Damn we can exchange some Asiatic lions for some chettah with IranI said he documented a lot of natural history, which is true.
I didn't say he founded PET@.
Anyways, that tweet is incorrect.The 27% increase (411 to 523) is old news...
Local census, August 2017, pegged the number at minimum 650.
In 17th century we have paper,colors and paintings etc so some may documented that doesn't make that jiahadi any great even 2000 years before Ashoka documented without any of these and tried to stop animal cruelty unlike serial poacher jahangir.I said he documented a lot of natural history, which is true.
I didn't say he founded PET@.
Anyways, that tweet is incorrect.The 27% increase in Asiatic lion numbers (411 to 523) is old news...
Local census, August 2017, pegged the number at minimum 650.
Don't think Iran Cheetah's are real .. they may be imported African Cheetah .. Actually once Indian govt considered this swap and asked Iranians provide DNA samples but Iranian cheaters refused.Damn we can exchange some Asiatic lions for some chettah with Iran
1. Iran has less than 100 cheetahs (only ±50 identified) now, spread over a HUGE area! They're not in a position to give away...Damn we can exchange some Asiatic lions for some chettah with Iran
Bruh is that from north eastView attachment 23633
Yeh lo latest capture with Phone camera. Laal Panda in wild
Yes you can find them in Meghalaya. This one is from Darjeeling hills (Sukhiapokhri).Bruh is that from north east
These are only found in that region
Let me guess meghalya