A life in the gutter – Asian Toad
Water is the life blood of the small island city state of Singapore; it is hot, it is very hot. […]
Hanuman’s Warriors – Grey Langur
According to Hindu scripture, during the great battle of Lanka, Hanuman, the monkey god, was in trouble. He had been […]
Rufous Treepie – Tiger Bird
India’s Ranthambhore National Park is an extraordinary place. Maintained as the private hunting preserve of the Maharajahs of Jaipur, in […]
Leviathan – An Encounter with Blue Whales
It is 15th January 2003 and the BBC go to air with episode 7 of The Life of Mammals. The camera […]
The Names & Faces of the Changeable Lizard
During my travels to cities around the world, I have observed that each city has its own community of wildlife that has […]
Sabah’s Secret – The Bornean Pygmy Elephant
The Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo has a secret. Deep in the forests that bound the […]
Dazzling Bee-eaters of Sri Lanka
The emerald isle of Sri Lanka is a dream destination for lovers of nature. The vast national parks, where wild Asian Elephants still […]
Hornbill Returns to Singapore
A move to a new continent is a challenging and exciting life experience. For a wildlife enthusiast, it opens up a […]
The Sacred Deer of Nara
Over a thousand years ago, the great Shinto deity, Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto rode into the Japanese city of Nara on the back of a […]
Hunting the Royal Bengal Tiger
From the year 1754, the wilderness now known as Ranthambhore National Park (Hindi: रणथंभौर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान ), was maintained as […]
Sri Lanka’s Elephants of Yala
Sri Lanka is the beautiful emerald teardrop that falls from the southern shore of India. Called Ceylon until 1972, in modern history the island […]
Singapore Owl – Buffy the Fish Slayer
A large Fish owl, in broad daylight, in the city state of Singapore? Sightings like this are the very essence […]
Komodo National Park – Here Be Dragons…
In 2007, a Komodo dragon killed an eight-year-old boy. This was the first fatal attack on a human by one […]
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