The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is a massive, incredibly powerful, and behaviorally fierce bovine native to the expansive wetlands and alluvial grasslands of Southern Asia. As one of the…
View PostDeep within the shaded thickets of Sri Lanka lives an animal that looks like a whimsical creation of folklore—a creature with the dainty body of a mouse and the tiny,…
View PostTucked away in the dense, rain-drenched undergrowth of southwestern Sri Lanka lives an animal that seems to break all the rules of modern biology. It has the face of a…
View PostIf you are trekking through the deep forest cover of Sri Lanka and a sudden, shockingly loud sound—resembling the deep, harsh bark of a large dog—slices through the trees, you…
View PostIf you leave the wet, mist-shrouded rainforests of Sri Lanka and travel into the sun-baked northern plains, eastern scrublands, or the iconic dry-zone landscapes, you step into the domain of…
View PostIf you walk deep into the dripping rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka at midnight, turn off your flashlight, and listen closely, you might hear a piercing, high-pitched whistle slice through…
View PostIf you thought domestic kittens were small, meet the animal that holds the undisputed title of the smallest wild cat species in the entire world. Weighing roughly half as much…
View PostIf you venture out onto the open, sun-drenched plains of Sri Lanka's dry zone national parks, you might just spot a flash of sandy fur moving through the tall grass.…
View PostMost cats are legendary for their intense dislike of water. However, deep within the water-logged reed beds of Colombo and the dense coastal mangroves of Sri Lanka, lives a spectacular…
View PostAs the blinding dry zone sun dips below the horizon and the heat breaks into twilight, a chilling, synchronized chorus rises over the plains. It begins as a solitary, long-drawn…
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