Common name : Gibbon Scientific name : Symphalangus syndactylus Family : Hylobatidae Native to : The forests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra Interesting fact : It has a throat sac (also called a gular sac) which it can inflate as large as its head. This sac makes its calls louder! Conservation status : Endangered The […]
The Sati Custom is a banned Hindu custom that was widespread in India. Do you know: While the name Sati itself may have religious origins, the practice may have originated from Scythian invaders in India. Known to have social origins, this custom was long prevalent amongst various Hindu sects. The custom called for the wife
Common name : Savannah stalker, Bush cat, Giraffe cat Scientific name : Leptailurus serval Family : Felidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : It is the fastest running cat. Conservation status : Least Concern It is a medium-sized carnivorous African wild cat. The serval is spotted black on a tawny fur, with two or
The Giraffe Women are of the Kayan tribe, native to Myanmar. Do you know: The coils around a woman’s neck do not actually elongate her neck itself. The Giraffe women along with their tribe are economic refugees in Thailand. These women wear coils weighing 25 pounds that compress their chests and shoulders, giving them the
Scientific name : Felis catus x Leptailurus serval Family : Felidae Interesting fact : It is a cross between a serval and a domestic cat. The Savannah is a medium-sized hybrid cat breed. Savannahs have deeply cupped, wide, rounded, erect ears, fat, puffy noses, and hooded eyes with a black marking that runs from the
Skull Binding was an ancient custom that predates written history and was present amongst various tribes irrespective of the geographic diversity. Do you know: While this practice is largely extinct now, it is still practised in a few places, like Vanuatu. The earliest examples of cranial deformation date back, to the ninth millennium BC. Newborn
Teeth Chiselling is considered an enhancement of one’s beauty in certain tribes of Indonesia. Do you know: Only the women are subject to this custom so as to help them balance their souls with their bodies and also enhance their appearance. Various tribes in Indonesia, including the Mantawaian tribe, believe that women must undergo a
Steph was a young dinosaur living in a huge cave with her parents. From the moment Steph woke up in the morning, to when she went to bed again. Steph was catered to by someone or the other, never having to do even a single thing herself. One afternoon, finding herself all alone in the
The Masai tribe from Kenya and Tanzania has numerous Spitting Customs. Do you know: For a Masai, spitting into his hand before offering it fora handshake to an elder is a sign of respect. For the Masais, many of their customs revolve around spitting. However, this is not any ordinary spitting. When the Masais greet
Rose was a sweet and caring Brachiosaurus dinosaur; she would go out of the way to help everyone. Her family warned, “Don’t be so naive; people may take advantage of your helping nature.” But Rose was unperturbed by the warnings. One day, a T-Rex was howling in pain right outside Rose’s cave; nobody approached to
A wide river passed through the middle of the forest. Around the time the sun set, each evening, every dinosaur in the forest could be found there, relaxing. One evening as the groups of dinosaurs crowded the river, a little dinosaur baby found herself separated from her family. Weeping uncontrollably she stood close to a
Fred was a Fabrosaurus dinosaur, a herbivore, he enjoyed eating ferns and other vegetation. Fred was a small dinosaur but he was fierce and knew just how to use his sharp teeth in defence. Once, a pair of Geranosaurus dinosaurs spotted Fred munching on plants near their cave. They rushed towards him and threatened him
In the middle of the forest, a group of dinosaurs was huddled together. On approaching the group it was visible that they were surrounding a fellow dinosaur, Mike, the fastest runner in the forest. While everyone was warming up for the race that was to begin soon, Mike lazed around. A dino asked, “Why aren’t
The Ainu tribe, which reside in the parts of Russia and Japan, practises the Iyomante Ritual. Do you know: This ritual, which involves killing a bear as it hibernates in its cave, evolved from the fact that they worshipped Nature. The Ainu tribe believes that by killing the bear, they send its soul to heaven
Adi enjoyed messing with his little dino sister, Dip, all the time. He would pull her tail, make faces at her and pinch her randomly. Dip would cry and complain to their parents. One day, Dip got really upset and hid from Adi in the forest, but there she lost her way. Not seeing Dip