The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is found across parts of the Indian Subcontinent including India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The species prefers grasslands, scrublands and tropical forests up to 1500 meters elevation. They have a shaggy coat and a lanky appearance, a mane around the neck and long sickle-shaped claws. Sloth Bear is omnivorous in […]
Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Indian Owlet-Moth (Spirama Retorta) at Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Indian Owlet-moth is a beautiful nocturnal moth belonging to ‘Eribidae’ family of moths. It has a large distribution range from Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and south-east Asia in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The species displays an interesting pattern on its wings that […]
Oleander Hawk Moth Daphnis Nerii
The Oleander Hawk Moth, also known as Army Green Moth, belongs to family Sphingidae. It is widely distributed across Asia, Africa, southern Europe and also found on some Hawaiian Islands. The species is migratory and there are recorded instances of the populations migrating from Asia to southern Europe through Turkey. The species gets its name […]
Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) – A Resident Owl of Jim’s Jungle Retreat
Indian Scops Owl is a species found across southern Asia from Arabia in the west, through the Indian Subcontinent, and till Indonesia in Southeast Asia. It is a beautiful owl, about 23-25 cm in size. The species prefers forests and woodland areas and can occur in human habitations close to the forest. This family of […]
Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
The Kalij Pheasant is a species occurring from the Pakistan Himalayas in the west to Thailand in the east. There are at least nine subspecies found across the distribution range of the species. The coloration of the males varies among the different subspecies but the western birds belonging to subspecies ‘hamiltoni’, also known as White-crested […]
Jungle Cat From Corbett
The Jungle Cat is slightly bigger than a house cat with longer legs, a shorter tail and has pointed ears. Its coat is uniform unspotted sandy-brown or grey with some barring on the legs and a few black rings in the tail. The Jungle Cat is solitary in nature, except for the mating season and […]
A big male Tiger at Dhela
A male tiger has a territory that can be as big as 60 to 100 sq km and in extreme cases, upto 150 sq. km. The territory size of the female Tiger is considerably smaller and normally spans upto 20 sq. km but in extreme cases it can be as big as 50 sq km. […]
Common Kingfisher With a Catch
Common Kingfisher is a beautiful small kingfisher found in the forested streams and rivers in Corbett Tiger Reserve. True to its name, the species masters the art of picking up fish from the water. This individual was lucky to pick a relatively big fish, though it struggled to swallow it. The fish was repeatedly hit […]