Rohan Chakravarty's Blog, page 41

Polar Bear Yoga

Happy World Polar Bear Day! Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Fruit Bat Seed Dispersal

Fruit bats versus the Environment Ministry: who do you think would win? Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Bathroom Naturalist

Celebrating my 700th observation on Inaturalist with this cartoon for Roundglass Sustain! Are you an Inaturalist? How many observations do you have on your profile?

Why Horned Lizards Shoot Blood from Ocular Sinuses

Horned Lizards are a genus of North American lizards famous for their bizarre defence mechanism: shooting a spurt of blood from their ocular sinuses at their predators! Cartoon from my column with Roundglass Sustain, featuring one of my favourite characters in cinema: Kill Bill's O Ren Ishi, played by the amazing Lucy Liu.

Rice's Whale

Meet the newest species of whale (yes, WHALE) discovered from the Gulf of Mexico in the US, the Rice's Whale, named in honour of cetologist Dale Rice. Comic from my column with The Hindu.

Wildlife of Ladakh

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An interactive illustration on the wildlife of Ladakh done for WWF India's Ek Prithvi environment education programme last year.

Saying it With a Swarovski

Saying it with a Swarovski. Cartoon from my Roundglass Sustain column.

Galathea Bay Shipment Project

On the National Wildlife Board's plan to denotify Galathea Bay National Park in the Great Nicobar Island for a shipment project, from my column with Sunday Mid-Day, featuring a Giant Robber Crab.

Lilac Silverline Butterfly and Hesarghatta

The rare Lilac Silverline butterfly, a resident of Hesarghatta grasslands in Bangalore comments on the government's decision to ignore citizens' plea for giving Hesarghatta a protected status and instead earmark it for developing a film city. Comic from my column with The Hindu. 

Valentine's Day Tutorials from Dragonflies

Valentine's Day selfie tutorials from dragonflies. Cartoon from my column with Sunday Mid-day.