‘Diwali’ a nightmare for animals and birds
Diwali or Deepavali being India’s biggest Festival of Lights has now become one of the most discomforting festivals for animals.
Diwali or Deepavali being India’s biggest Festival of Lights has now become one of the most discomforting festivals for animals.
World Animal Day, celebrated on October 4th annually, serves as a platform to spotlight collective efforts directed towards animal well-being
Inter-services rivalry is a post-Independence problem, because the colonial administration could ensure that the military and the various components of bureaucracy worked in close co-ordination. Friction between members of services started building up soon after Independence to fill up the large number of senior posts that had fallen vacant after the exodus of British officers. Promotions, too, became much easier in the new regime
Regular showers assist in regulating their body temperatures. Fans have been installed in the reptiles' enclosures.
Fossilised traces of early animals - known as Ediacaran biota, multi-celled organisms that required oxygen - have been found in sedimentary rocks that are 541 to 635 million years old.
If birds and animals eat the offering, it is indication that the departed soul is happy.
Cats do not hunt, eat or sleep in groups like dogs. They mark territories and avoid each other whenever possible. They have no systems for deciding face-to-face disputes. So, to avoid them, they communicate indirectly by leaving messages-one of which is urine marking.
The Uttarakhand High Court has declared the animal kingdom, including birds and aquatic animals, legal persons with distinct persona and corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.
Why are we wasting billions of rupees killing millions of animals in testing when it isn’t leading to any medical advancement?
The honey bee, it is found, can make out numbers, and even gets the idea of ‘zero’