Author. Junglee. Traveller. Sleepless dreamer.
Column in The Hindu's Young World Ingenious and intelligent AREFA TEHSIN Dive in: Triple treat for your eyes! Photo: Wikimedia Commons Artistic elephants, musical pigs, dancing dolphins and more… meet some smart cookies from the animal world. By Arefa Tehsin: Author & Ex-Honorary Wildlife Warden, Udaipur Elephants can paint, ants can farm, pigs can sing... Continue Reading →
Who’s the smartest of them all? AREFA TEHSIN The Hindu Smarty ants: They are smarter than you think. Photo: K. R. Deepak If you thought humans were the most intelligent species on Earth, you will change your mind after reading this. Oh yes, although we share 94 per cent of our DNA with them, we... Continue Reading →
INDIA TODAY's cover story on T24 aka Ustad with RAZA TEHSIN's (member of the T24 relocation committee) take on "The Making of a Man Eater" The in-depth story by Gayatri Jayaraman Online story on: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/t24-ustad-tiger-forest-guard-rampal-saini-sajjangarh-biological-park/1/440873.html
My article in TERI's TerraGreen magazine's May issue:
More than a MERE kat! AREFA TEHSIN Cute and cuddly though they may seem, they are actually competitive and mean! No, meerkat is not a cat, even though its young are called kittens. It is a mongoose. With an attitude and an upright posture. Also called suricates, meerkats are social animals. Always alert and on... Continue Reading →
March 12, 2015 Up in arms AREFA TEHSIN Neocapritermes taracua termites: Double up as suicide bombers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Turkey Vulture: Guess its defense Mechanism. Photo: Wikimedia Commons In this concluding part, we see how the creatures have some really cool techniques to ward off trouble. Shield of poop. Blood squirting eyes. Anal attack.... Continue Reading →
Travelogue in The Hindu: In the Fine Company of Flying Frog The interesting clicks by Adityavikram More CHENNAI, March 6, 2015 Updated: March 6, 2015 19:42 IST In the fine company of flying frog HERE A CROAK, THERE A CROAK In the forest with frogs for company Photos: Adityavikram More HERE A CROAK,... Continue Reading →
Column in The Hindu: Self-appointed sentries TODAY'S PAPER » FEATURES » YOUNG WORLD February 20, 2015 Self-appointed sentries BY AREFA TEHSIN Just as we have armies and weapons to guard us, small animals have their own protective mechanism to ensure their safety. You can’t afford to be casual when your life is at stake. We... Continue Reading →
FEATURES » YOUNG WORLD December 11, 2014 Piercing porcupines AREFA TEHSIN Prickly: The pocupine's main defence mechanism is its hair-like quills which are tough to remove. Photo: Nagara Gopal Illustration: K.G Rangarajan Porcupines are sharp animals... literally so! That’s why even tigers and leopards walk away from them. There are some animals you don’t mess... Continue Reading →
TODAY'S PAPER » FEATURES » YOUNG WORLD November 21, 2014 Missing snowman AREFA TEHSIN Fluffy teddy bear?:They roam the Himalayas. Poached, hunted, killed and their homes encroached upon... Will the Himalayan Brown Bear disappear for ever? A seven–footed, sandy–coloured hairy beast, lumbering in the snow, as rare as the grey ghost (snow leopard) to spot... Continue Reading →
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