WILD GUESS!
- Arctic fox
2. Pale fox - Grey fox
Thanks for all your fantastic
entries to the last issue’s
Cub Colour Me Contest!
Three entries have been
published on page 31.
The lucky winners are:Aaradhya, 8, Allahabad
Dhriti Pingalay, 9, Bengaluru
Shaurya R., 13, Mysore
The winner of last
issue’s Wild Guess
is Shantanu Bhor,
from Mumbai.
The correct
answer is: chital.TThePinBoardhePinBoard
Cub kids, here are the meanings of
a few diffi cult words and phrases
used in this issue that will help you
understand nature better.BUSH: Wild or uncultivated country
(especially in Australia and Africa).GUM TREE: A tree that exudes gum
(especially an eucalyptus).ELECTROSENSOR: Sensory nerves
that help in detecting electric current
or fi elds.INFRASONIC: Relating to or denoting
sound waves with a frequency below
the lower limit of human audibility.DORSOVENTRAL:^ With regard
to the upper and lower parts of an
animal’s body.AMPLEXUS:^ The mating position
of frogs and toads, in which the
male clasps the female about
the back.FLEDGLING: A young bird that is
just learning to fl y.SPAWNING: A mass of eggs
released by animals.ENDEMIC: Found only in a
particular place.SWAMP: A muddy, wet area due to
collection of ground water there.ADAPTATION: Adjusting better to
the circumstances by change in
form or behaviour.A Glossary of
Environmental Terms
Email your answers to [email protected]SYED ALI HUSAIN
SANCTUARY ASIA, 2017 NOVEMBER 23Cub Quote: “The love for all living
creatures is the most noble attribute of man.”
- Charles Darwin
ON THE COVER:
“This is an image that^
has brought me a lot of
happiness. One doesn’t
need an image of a wild cat
always to make your work
exclusive or outstanding.
This beautiful photograph
of a hard-ground swamp deer
or barasingha was presented
to me, when the deer walked
right into my frame at the
Kanha Tiger Reserve. I knew
everything was just right
and it was an opportunity
to capitalise on and create
an extraordinary image,”
says Aman Wilson.