Snake Diaries
Chitwan has a rich snake fauna but since snakes are cryptic their sightings are very rare. During pre-monsoon, when the humidity levels are high, most of the snakes tend to crawl out of their...
Category: Wildlife
The Mriga and the Chitrak in Chitwan
Long time back a Deer named Mriga used to live in the jungle of Chitwan. He thought himself to be wise but for the other denizens of the jungle, he was reckless. Whenever he...
Some interesting and amazing facts about Rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae)
Besides Giraffe, Rhinoceros is the only other living animal endowed with a horn situated in the middle line of the skull. The horn of a Rhinoceros is formed of adhesive hair, and is not...
The Indian Jackal Family of Barahi Jungle Lodge
It’s a family of six, mother father and their four young cubs. After several days of howling of jackals that rises multi fold after dark we finally found out that the two adults (male...
Tales of our Elephant Sundarkali and her Mahout Jung Bahadur
Elephant camp is a place of live activity every day. It’s a unique place where you enjoy feel neglected. The place has four elephants and their eight mahouts along with an elephant camp in-charge....
World Elephant Day – Interesting Facts about Elephants
Powerful as a crane, who loves muddy fountain Most of us know elephants to be the largest living land animal on the earth that belong to the family Eliphantdae. On this World Elephant Day...
Rhinos of Chitwan National Park: Story of a Mother and Baby Rhino
Chitwan National Park, Nepal which holds the second largest population of greater one horned rhinos has the bragging rights for celebrating 2 consecutive years of zero poaching. It is indeed an achievement, in the...
Bird Watching in Chitwan
The month of February and March is an open invitation from the jungle to all birdwatchers. The forest is shedding its leaves giving a window view to the birds which may be otherwise are...
What is a Rhino horn made of ?
The One horned Rhinoceros- What is a Rhino horn made of? Dispelling all beliefs of the traditional medicinal world it has long been proven scientifically that the rhino horn is all keratin – a...
In pursuit of Honey and Bee
The lodge is lucky to home Indian Rock Bee (Apis Dorsata) from two months now. On a warm afternoon of October, they swarmed up in the reception unexpectedly with their huge coordinated family conducting...
