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The earliest frogs may have split from their amphibian relatives some 265 million years ago, as per the current scientific understanding. Frogs are largely carnivorous, tailless amphibians belonging to order ‘Anura’. There are approximately six thousand species of frogs in the world. Frogs have protruding eyes that bulge out on the sides of the head. […]

Being a conservation lodge, Jim’s Jungle Retreat aims to reduce its carbon footprint to minimum possible levels. Whereas, we have always been responsibly disposing off our solid waste and ensuring maximum possibility of recycling, recently an initiative was started with the help members of Ringora Self Help group, to train all the staff of Jim’s […]

Changeable Hawk Eagle is a common bird of prey of the forests of the Himalayan foothills, including Corbett Tiger Reserve. It is a formidable raptor, known to feed on a variety of prey, including small and large birds, snakes, frogs, lizards and mammals. Among mammals, it is known to take squirrels, rats, hares, treeshrews and […]

Common Jezebel is a beautiful butterfly species found across South and South-east Asia. It avoids arid habitats and occurs along the Himalayan foothills upto elevations of 2100m. The male has impressive yellow, white, red and black coloration to the underside hindwing. These bright colors are indicative of the species being unpalatable to the predators due […]

Rohini (Mallotus philippensis) is a small to medium sized tree found in the wild from Afghanistan to Australia. It is a common tree in Corbett Tiger Reserve. The tree is also called Kumkum tree because of its fruit being covered in a red powdery substance that can be used as a dye. Rohini is one […]

Sloth bears are one of the eight bear species found in the world. Omnivorous in their diet, they are unique in their feeding behavior and primarily feed on ants and termites, apart from a variety of fruits. Sloth Bears have massive claws that are used for digging ground to reach ants and termites that live […]

Feathers are unique to birds and many species display bright colors to their feathers. All the feathers on a bird’s body are collectively called plumage. The word is derived from the Latin word ‘plume’ meaning feather. A bird’s plumage can be described as ‘the layers of feathers on the body of a bird and their […]

Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on 14th February in the memory of St. Valentine who was executed in ancient Rome on this day for spreading the message of love. Today, across the world, this day has become an occasion for sharing one’s feelings of love and care for our beloved ones. In nature, one […]

Rufous-bellied Niltava is an insectivorous bird belonging to the family of old world flycatchers. It is distributed from India to south-east China, Vietnam and Thailand. The male Rufous-bellied Niltava is bright blue on the upperparts and bright rufous on the underparts with ultramarine blue on crown and nape and a patch of iridescent blue on […]

Elephants have a great appetite for food. Strictly vegetarian, their diet includes various kinds of vegetation material. In winters, elephants in the foothills of Himalayas disperse uphill to the elevations up to 1500 meters to munch on a variety of vegetation that grows on the slopes, especially the dwarf hill bamboo called ‘Ringal’. Another great […]

It is instinctive behavior of the prey animals to raise alarm when the presence of the predator is detected. Various kinds of deer, monkey, langur, jackal, peafowl, junglefowl and many varieties of other bird species voice alarm at the presence of the tiger. The deer may raise alarm when tiger is sighted or even when […]

When the summer sets in, the tigers prefer to stay close to the sources of water. Being carnivores, they frequently need to drink water, especially in the hot weather. When a kill is made, it is often dragged close to a convenient water source, like a stream or a waterhole. Recently a tigress and her […]