Sanctuary Asia - May 2018

WILD GUESS!

1. Dusky leaf monkey


2. Phayre’s leaf monkey


3. Thomas’ leaf monkey

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:

Aayush Chawla, 10, Dehradun

Arjun Chawla, 13, Dehradun

Revansh Wadhwa, 8, New Delhi

The winner of last

issue’s Wild Guess

is Maahir Zaveri

from Mumbai. The

correct answer is

snow leopard.

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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.

BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR: Plant or

animal species that indicates the

health of an ecosystem.

EYESPOT: A rounded eye-like

marking on an animal.

INVASIVE SPECIES: A species that

is not native to a region, and can

cause damage.

ENDEMIC: A species native to a

certain place.

PACHYDERMS: A very large

animal with thick skin, especially

an elephant, rhinoceros

or hippopotamus.

ARBOREAL: Animals that live

in trees.

FOLIAGE: A collection of leaves,

branches and fl owers.

HERPETOLOGIST: A biologist

who studies reptiles

and amphibians.

CARBON FOOTPRINT: The

amount of CO 2 released due

to the activities of a person,

organisation or a community.

A Glossary of

Environmental Terms

Email your answers to [email protected]

ARYAN PATEL

SANCTUARY ASIA, 2018 MAY 23

Cub Quote: “Just living is not enough...

one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little

fl ower.” - Hans Christian Andersen

ON THE COVER

”I fi rst sighted these

jungle cat kittens from a

distance in a mustard fi

area adjoining a water eld

reservoir in the outskirts

of Jaipur, Rajastan. Then

they disappeared for a

couple of days. I saw them

again when a stray dog was

barking at them. Extremely

shy of humans, the owner of

the fi eld wasn’t even aware

of their presence. I tracked

them for two days, after

which they left the area.”

• Vishnu Kumara Sharma-
  Kachhwal