This is a long overdue post. But what can I say, I have been busy with assignments and exams. Before I left for uni however, I was fortunate enough to make a trip down to the Yala National Park. It was a spontaneous trip. We had just hopped off a boat (which we had used [...]
Archive for the ‘Mammals’ Category
11 Dec
Cheese and Dolphins
Last week I went Whale Watching with some people from office. Now one of the cool things about this was that we stayed at the Lighthouse Hotel in Galle, and boy is that a fancy hotel! Now I remember the first time that I went to that hotel. It was used as a bathroom pit-stop [...]
10 Nov
Indian Short-nosed Fruit Bats
Right next to the gate at home is a Na Tree (Mesua Nagassarium) or in simple English an Iron Wood tree. You maybe wondering why I start off by mentioning this tree, well a few days ago I was looking into its leafy depths when I was confronted with five brown pairs of eyes looking [...]
20 Aug
A trip to the land of the tiger
About four months ago my father took my brother (Onca) and I to Jabalpur in India. Now Jabalpur is home to the Bandhavgarh National Park, which is a small tiger park. Now to me this was like hitting the jackpot. I was finally able to go see the utterly magnificent Bengal tiger. Note my name, [...]
