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The Amur falcon. Photo credit: earth.com 12” long, weighs 100-188g and flies 2,000 miles! This is the Amur falcon. The Amur falcon's migration is an epic journey from its breeding grounds in Siberia, Mongolia and Northeast China to its wintering grounds in Southern Africa. It is the longest raptor ocean crossing with a major stopover in Nagaland, India, to fuel up on termites before flying across the Arabian Sea. Its southbound route goes through India and over the Arabian se

Welcome back! This is the last blog in the 3-part series in which we explore various types of emotional senses that wild animals especially may possess. Do wild animals have empathy as we humans do? Yes, indeed, wild animals also possess empathy. But the way empathy appears in wild animals needs a bit of explaining. First, what is empathy? Experts define empathy in humans as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person by imagining what it's like to be i

Photo Source: https://marinemadnessdotblog Introduction: Located mainly in the Philippines, whale sharks are majestic, elusive creatures that dwell in depths at an elevation of around 2,000 meters. They primarily feed on plankton and can grow up to a whopping 60 feet long, weighing an average of 18 tons. Whale sharks live around 70-130 years. Each spot on a whale shark’s body acts like a human fingerprint- not one whale shark shares the same pattern of spots. Photo Source:...

Do wild animals experience “anger” as we humans do? Yes, indeed they do. But this “anger” in wild or even domestic animals needs a bit of explaining. Grizzly bear anger. Source: unsplash.com/Mana5280 When we observe aggressive behavior in an animal, it is easy to assume they are feeling "anger" similar to a human. This is known as anthropomorphism. However, animal emotions differ in significant ways: The Difference Between Animal and Human Emotion Neurological complexity: