Richa Malhotra

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Tag Archives: Animals

Little auks slurp like fish

They eat almost 60,000 prey in a day. And can store over 4,000 in their food pouch at one time.

June 21, 2018 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples, Year of the Bird.

When predator becomes prey

In a bizarre interaction between a frog and an insect, it’s the frog that ends up as food.

June 20, 2018 in Feature, Nature inFocus, Writing Samples.

More new species from India

Two new species of lizards skitter to light.

March 19, 2018 in Mongabay-India, News, Writing Samples.

Caterpillar vs. Beetle: Who wins?

Watch this caterpillar fling its beetle attacker through the air.

February 23, 2018 in News, Science, Video, Writing Samples.

Why do fan-throated lizards come in such variety?

The answer goes back millions of years when monsoons clouded over Asia

January 19, 2018 in Mongabay-India, News, Writing Samples.

Inside the secret world of bamboo-breeding frogs

These frogs breed hidden in bamboos and they are – wait for it – cannibals

January 3, 2018 in Blog, Mongabay-India, News, Writing Samples.

Salamander ate a frog for its final meal

A fossil salamander that lived at least 34 million years ago is in such good condition that the remains of a frog it ate are still in its digestive tract

October 12, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Scorpion fine-tunes its venom to ward off predators

Australian rainforest scorpion can tweak its venom chemistry in response to increased predator presence

September 27, 2017 in Chemistry World, News, Writing Samples.

Monkey mom eats mummified baby

First-time mother grooms her dead baby for weeks before gnawing on its dry flesh.

September 25, 2017 in National Geographic, News, Writing Samples.

Cracking the mystery of not cracking the eggshell

A cuckoo that builds its own nest has the means to keep its eggs from breaking before it is time.

September 14, 2017 in Chemistry World, News, Writing Samples.

Tadpoles piggyback on strangers to avoid getting eaten — by siblings

When frog fathers go missing, their young are in grave danger. To escape the deadly jaws of their own siblings, these young turn to strangers.

May 15, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

Female dragonflies drop dead to avoid males

It’s their way of rejecting unrequited love.

May 1, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

The strange origins of alcohol intake

Our alcoholic propensities may be rooted in our fruit-eating ancestors.

February 23, 2017 in BBC, Feature, Writing Samples.

When life gives you ice, break through it

A video I made of a swan pulling its weight in ice.

February 1, 2017 in Blog, Video, Writing Samples.

Wasp turns host into a self-sacrificing zombie

Meet the head-borer wasp that eats its way out into the world through another wasp’s head.

January 25, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

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