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1. What comes to your mind when you hear 'Chambal'?
Daku/dacoits - right?
Up to the early 2000s, organized crime controlled Chambal across MP, Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP.
Today we talk not of extinct dacoits, but endangered wildlife.
1/11
#chambal #thugs #endangeredwildlife
Daku/dacoits - right?
Up to the early 2000s, organized crime controlled Chambal across MP, Rajasthan, Haryana, and UP.
Today we talk not of extinct dacoits, but endangered wildlife.
1/11
#chambal #thugs #endangeredwildlife
2. Apart from the बीहड़ badlands, it has the National Chambal Sanctuary.
A 5,400 km2 protected area for the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Ganges river dolphin.
2/11
#chambal #indianwildlife #crocodile
A 5,400 km2 protected area for the critically endangered gharial, the red-crowned roof turtle and the Ganges river dolphin.
2/11
#chambal #indianwildlife #crocodile
3. The sanctuary runs across UP, MP and Rajasthan.
In 1978, Madhya Pradesh declared it an eco-reserve. Today, it is co-administered by the three states.
3/11
#ecoretreat #wildlifesanctuary
In 1978, Madhya Pradesh declared it an eco-reserve. Today, it is co-administered by the three states.
3/11
#ecoretreat #wildlifesanctuary
After an long hiatus caused by a ridiculous workload, it’s time for another #TetZoocryptomegathread, in which I examine the backstory to a cryptozoological photo or bit of film. This time, we look at the Lake Dakataua ‘Migo’ monster footage of 1994. Warning: LONG thread ahead…
I’ll tell you now that this case is complex. It involves crocodile systematics and behaviour, the ‘surviving archaeocete’ hypothesis, mosasaur life appearance as depicted in #palaeoart, and the world of the pre-internet cryptozoological community…
What is the #Migo?... I hear (some of) you cry. Also known as the Masali or Migaua, it’s an alleged mystery creature of New Britain’s Lake Dakataua, said to be about 4m long, and to be a flippered, long-tailed, long-snouted, aquatic, predatory animal…
Swamp King: Researchers Identify New Species of Prehistoric #Crocodile
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(📸: The University of Queensland/IANS)
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(📸: The University of Queensland/IANS)
A prehistoric #crocodile measuring more than five metres long, dubbed the "swamp king", ruled south eastern Queensland waterways in Australia only a few million years ago, new research has found.
#wildlifeonearth
#wildlifeonearth
Researchers at University of Queensland identified the new species of prehistoric crocodile—which they named Paludirex vincenti—from fossils first unearthed in the 1980s."Its fossilised skull measures around 65 cms, so we estimate Paludirex vincenti was at least five metres long"
Do you know what inspired the Yogis to come up with many asanas? It was nature, the early yogis were influenced by what was around them. Read - Thread on Yoga!
#Dog - Downward Facing Dog aka Adho Mukha Svanasana. Its a popular pose which is also a part of the Surya Namaskar. This helps to increase flexibility and release tension. If you have dogs around, you would have noticed that dogs stretch their body in this pose.
© Petra Wegner
© Petra Wegner
Inspired by the #LockdownBestiary, I have created my own abecedary. (For previous entries search Twitter: #MoneyAtoZ)
a=ancient economy
b=bitcoin
c=cowry shells
d is for….[dogs?] 1/x
a=ancient economy
b=bitcoin
c=cowry shells
d is for….[dogs?] 1/x
2) d is for penny, of course!
Before it was finally decimalised in 1971 (proposals had been repeated since 1850s), British money of account consisted of pounds, shillings, pence--abbreviated £ s d: 12d to the shilling, 20s to the £. After 15/2/1971, 6d=2.5 [decimal] pence!
Before it was finally decimalised in 1971 (proposals had been repeated since 1850s), British money of account consisted of pounds, shillings, pence--abbreviated £ s d: 12d to the shilling, 20s to the £. After 15/2/1971, 6d=2.5 [decimal] pence!
3) £ s d also the abbreviation for accounting units most widely used in France before 1789: livres (lit. “pounds”) tournois, sous, deniers (12d=1s; 20s=1£). N.B. in parts of the Kingdom, accounts were kept in Hainaut or Lorraine livres. No livre or denier coin existed, however.
As we all settle into the next while in self-isolation, I thought it would be a good time to make and share a comic. So i decided on this one; Robert Lewis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". Page 1 of ??? #Treasureisland #comics #CreativeBursts
Page 2 of my adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island #TreasureIsland #Comics #CreativeBursts
Page 3 of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island for your kids and also for you! #treasureIsland #Comics #CreativeBursts
It’s #Croctober, so that means I’ll be featuring croc-relatives using the hashtag #AtoZcrocs. Follow along this month for a deep dive into how weird croc #evolution really got.
A is for Anatosuchus, a notosuchian from the Cretaceous of Niger. It’s name means “duck-crocodile,” for it’s oddly flared snout. #Croctober #AtoZcrocs #fossils
📸 Sereno and Larsson, 2009: doc.rero.ch/record/200234/…
📸 Sereno and Larsson, 2009: doc.rero.ch/record/200234/…
Anatosuchus’ upright limb posture and funky snout might have helped it wade in the shallows and root around for small prey. #Croctober #AtoZcrocs #fossils
📸 Sereno and Larsson, 2009: doc.rero.ch/record/200234/…
📸 Sereno and Larsson, 2009: doc.rero.ch/record/200234/…
Tweeps, have you been to the landmark @LouvreAbuDhabi #Louvre #AbuDhabi? No worries. Got @twitter. Had the chance to visit while in the #UAE for the @MilkenInstitute #MIGlobal #MENASummit. Follow this thread for a #TwitterTour of highlights. louvreabudhabi.ae/?utm_source=GM… #art #museum
Hello #LouvreAbuDhabi! @LouvreAbuDhabi ~ in all directions, the #magic of art & creativity on display. Crossing borders. Crossing cultures. #artmatters #museumlove
#Stunning. This two-headed figure is one of the oldest monumental statues in the history of humanity. It is some 8500 years old. On display at the @LouvreAbuDhabi. 👥
@VisitAbuDhabi #AbuDhabi #LouvreAbuDhabi
@VisitAbuDhabi #AbuDhabi #LouvreAbuDhabi
And now I present: a thread based on my love of #science, #scicomm, and #animals, and the fact that I'm a huge #nerd:
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The other day at the library, I got this book by Ann Tompert for my 2yo (2/?): amazon.com/Just-Little-Bi…
The premise: an elephant and a mouse want to ride a see-saw. #Physics has other ideas, so some other animals come to help. (3/?)
