Bhubaneswar: A melanistic tiger was sighted for the first time along tourist routes in Similipal Tiger Reserve. Earlier, these rare black-striped tigers were either seen in camera traps or by forest ...

Similipal reserve is located in tribal district Mayurbhanj that was recently listed by the TIME magazine among the 50 extraordinary destinations in the world. The wildlife officials said prima facie ...

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda shared pictures of a rare tiger cub on social media. Though the father and mother are normal, one of their cubs is pseudo-melanistic - which means it ...

Interestingly, they are only found in Odisha. It is always fascinating to watch videos that show wild animals in their natural habitat. It becomes all the more exciting if the video features a rare ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has stepped up the work for the proposed melanistic tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district. Once the safari work is complete, it will ...

In a bone-chilling CCTV video from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, a melanistic leopard was caught on camera ambushing a dog before vanishing into the jungle with the animal in its jaws. The CCTV ...

The Odisha Government on January 24 announced to establish a melanistic tiger safari — a first of its kind in the world. The safari will be established near Baripada, district headquarter town of ...

BHUBANESWAR: A group of researchers from Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has begun its study into why a small chunk of tigers found in Odisha are melanistic. Led by ...

Spanning up to 25 feet from wing to wing, manta rays look like UFO's from below. If you ever get a chance to dive with them, look up. Lights won’t beam down and abduct you, but something about their ...