The Nagarhole National Park is renowned for many reasons, starting from the Khedda operations to the Tiger and Elephant sightings. The list goes on and on. Read more »
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This is the jungle! Here life beats to the rhythms of nature. For the novice these are barely noticeable at first. Nature unfolds her secrets one page at a time. The secret to success is an ability to wait and watch. Reality is far different from the thrills of instant gratification available to the urban dweller through his TV screen. Life in the jungle has its share of thrills and spills; however, these are punctuated with long intervals of calm. To truly understand the wild one needs to disconnect with the world of deadlines and reconnect to the world as god intended it to be.
January 17th, 2012 by
Kolappa Venkatesh
I go on a safari practically every day. And surprisingly, the sighting is never the same at the same spot! Read more »
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January 10th, 2012 by
Arjun M. Bharadwaj
The Woolly-necked Stork is a large avian, standing 85 cm tall. The species appears black, except for its woolly white neck and white lower belly. Read more »
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January 7th, 2012 by
Kolappa Venkatesh
Early in the morning, while guiding the jeep safari, I took the guests to the river bank to a spot called the sunset point. When we reached the place, the river was blanketed by a thick fog. However, a herd of Gaurs managed to capture our attention, with a big bull leading, and four cows. Read more »
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December 30th, 2011 by
Venkatesh Kolappa
It was around 4.30 in the evening during a Boat Safari on the banks of the Kabini. The seating in the boat made you feel that you were a sailor, as you could scan all 360 degrees positioned as you were.
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December 26th, 2011 by
N. S. Pritham
“Our National Park is full of surprises.” The Naturalists at Kabini would certainly agree to this statement.
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December 21st, 2011 by
Arjun M. Bharadwaj
Meet the Wetland Ambassadors – the Smooth-coated Otters. They are the chief predators of the waters and indicators of the health of a wetland ecosystem. Read more »
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December 9th, 2011 by
Aniketan
Birds of prey, including raptors are an eternal source of fascination at Kabini. The term raptor implies ‘seizing and carrying away’. Read more »
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December 5th, 2011 by
Arjun M
It was almost a fortnight since I had been for a Boat Safari, and that day, I just decided I needed one. It’s winter at Kabini, and she looks her best during misty Boat Safaris in the mornings. Read more »
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November 30th, 2011 by
Pritham.
The Sambar is the about the most widely distributed deer species, spotted in several countries across Asia. It both feeds on, and relishes dense deciduous shrubs and grasses and is the largest deer species in Indian forests and South-east Asia! Read more »
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