How has the black rat managed to thrive across the world? The answer may lie in its gut

A comparative study of gut microflora in the common black rat and Sahyadris forest rat has provided insight into the adaptation of species to human habitats.

Bhanu Sridharan

· Aug 04, 2018 · 08:30 pm

India faces double the sting of snakebites as anti snake venom supply runs short, efficacy drops

There is not only an urgent need to ramp up production of anti snake venom but also decentralise the source of venoms to make them more potent.

Karthikeyan Hemalatha

· Mar 03, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Mumbai: Leopard enters residential area in Mulund locality, injures six people

The forest department officials tracked down the animal with the help of the residents of Nanipada, and tranquillised it.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 13, 2018 · 08:45 pm

Video: Hedgehogs put on a diet in Israel after the spiny mammals ate too much on the streets

Veterinarians claim that being overweight is dangerous for the animals as they won’t be move fast of curl up in a ball to protect themselves.

Reuters

· Jan 08, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Video: Six monkeys have been adopted by a woman who teaches them how to be like humans

The monkeys brush, bathe, eat food at the table and even wear clothes.

Barcroft TV

· Jan 07, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Video: This man from Uttar Pradesh has been feeding hundreds of monkeys everyday for 40 years

79-year-old Shyam Sadhu from Rae Bareli says he was initially scared of the monkeys and gradually overcame the fear.

Barcroft TV

· Jan 06, 2018 · 05:34 pm

Video: Meet the doctor couple from Maharashtra who opened their house to hundreds of rescued animals

The couple started Amte's Animal Ark after rescuing one baby monkey and is now managing hundreds of animals.

Barcroft TV

· Nov 09, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Could genes be the reason why some people love animals and others couldn’t care less?

Keeping pets is a habit that goes way back into our hunter-gatherer past, and has played an important part in our evolution.

John Bradshaw, The Conversation

· Oct 12, 2017 · 10:30 pm

Toby Nainan: The zookeeper who handled fighting hyenas, cuddly tigers and an anxious Rajiv Gandhi

Former curator of the Delhi Zoo, Nainan was an administrator, veterinarian, counsellor and animal trainer all in one.

Neha Abraham

· Aug 09, 2017 · 11:30 am

Watch: Omar, the four feet long cat is in the running for a world record

That’s longer than most dogs.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 22, 2017 · 09:08 pm

Watch: Golfer stumbles upon kangaroos sunbathing and eating grass on the green

This isn’t the first time Australia’s golf courses has been invaded by marsupials.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 16, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Children in rural India are left to depend on a 125-year-old medicine when bitten by snakes

About 14% of children in Erode, Tamil Nadu have been bitten by snakes. But there is little awareness or medical research for snakebites.

Sharada Balasubramanian

· Apr 15, 2017 · 02:30 pm