White-breasted Waterhen

The white-breasted waterhen is a large and distinctive rail species with dark grey upper parts and flanks, and conspicuous white underparts, from which the species gains its common name. The face is also white, and the rear flanks and underside of the tail are reddish-brown. The beak is yellowish, with a reddish base, but becomes more olive outside of the breeding season . The long legs are yellowish, with large, rather ungainly-looking feet   , and the legs are dangled in flight . The female white-breasted waterhen is generally smaller than the male, with a somewhat duller beak, while juveniles have duller plumage, with the white of the underparts tinged brown, and a darker beak and legs  . This species is described as being very noisy during the breeding season, producing a loud call consisting of various grunts, roars, quacks and chuckles, followed by a repeated kru-ak, kru-ak, kru-ak-a-wak-wak that may continue for 15 minutes or more . It also produces a sharp, metallic pwik call .
White-breasted Waterhens eat mainly seeds, insects and small fish. They also nibble on worms and small snails; and snack on shoots and roots of marsh plants
Their breeding habitat is marshes across south Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to south China and Indonesia. They are mainly seen in the plains but have been known from the higher hills such as in Nainital (1300m) and the High Range (1500m) in Kerala

Size & weight:
Length: 28 - 33 cm
Male weight: 203 - 328 g
Female weight: 166 - 225 g

Majestic Asiatic Lion

Majestic Asiatic Lion

Asiatic Lion is one of the seven sub-species of lions on this planet. Its scientific name is "Panthera Leo Persica".  Gir, popular name for  part of Gujarat in India is the only place where this magnificent animal is found today.
Asiatic lions feed on wild pigs, cattle, antelope and deer in the wild. Present population of Asiatic Lion is 359 and is increasing every year because of conservation efforts of local people and Government of Gujarat...
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Lions are mainly nocturnal, so they sleep for about 20 hours every day. You can find them lying under shady bushes after killing their prey. 
Lions live for about 12-16 years in the wild. That means a lion is only awake for about 3 years. And you thought your cat slept a lot! 
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@National Zoological Park Delhi

Not angry, Not hungry...
The King just got bored of captivity...Yawning...

Picture by Sadique Khan

Indian Pond Heron

The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when the stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when the roost close to human habitations. it is often quite tame and easily approachable. It can often be seen foraging around rubbish heaps on the outskirts of villages, as well as in more natural habitats. Monsoons are their main breeding season. 3-5 eggs are laid. It takes 18-24 days to hatch the eggs.
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Pelican

Type:  Bird
Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:

10 to 25 years or more

Size:

Body, 5.8 ft (1.8 m); wingspan, 10 ft (3 m)

Weight:

30 lbs (13 kg)

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

There are more than half a dozen species of pelicans, but all of them have the famous throat pouch for which the birds are best known.Pelicans are found on many of the world's coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They are social birds and typically travel in flocks, often strung out in a line. They also breed in groups called colonies, which typically gather on islands.Unlike most birds, which warm their eggs with the skin of their breasts, pelicans incubate their eggs with their feet. They hold the eggs under the webs that stretch from the front toes to the hind toe, essentially standing on the eggs to warm them.

lion-tailed macaque

Lion-tailed macaque is one of the smallest and most endangered of the macaque species of monkey . The coat is shiny and black apart from an impressive mane of grey hair framing the face . The common name refers to the long, thin naked lion-like tail with a tuft of black fur on the end . The sexes are similar in appearance, although males are larger in size and have prominent canines

White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

The White-throated Kingfisher also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, West Asia east through the Indian Subcontinent to the Philippines. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis Rank: Species Higher classification: Halcyon