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African proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Some proverbs sound funny at first and serious a few seconds later. This African proverb does exactly that.The image inside the line is almost impossible to ignore. It sounds playful, even harsh. Yet underneath the humour sits a surprisingly sharp observation about relationships, materialism, and human choices.That is…
Photo credit: The Brightside If you are active on social media, you would have come across tricky images that claim to reveal your true personality within seconds. Such images are aptly called optical illusion personality tests and they are generally based on psychological principles. And so, these visual puzzles aren’t just for fun; they’re a…
Madagascar’s isolated forests possess unique biodiversity due to the millions of years of its geographical separation.This separation allowed evolution to brew in unimaginable ways over the years, producing creatures that seem to defy our conventional understanding of biology.Among these unique animals, one creature stands out as a true master of its environment. It is a…
Swapnil Soni has followed a fixed routine for the past 17 years. He wakes up at 4 a.m. every day. His wife prepares around 1,000 chapatis with the help of two neighborhood women. She also cooks rice and mixes it with buttermilk (chaas). Swapnil then carries all this food to the outskirts of Narol in…
Punch, the seven-month-old Japanese macaque, might be small, but his story carries emotional weight. Abandoned at birth, he was cared for by zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo. Experts say macaques are social animals, and the early abandonment could have been dangerous, yet Punch thrived under human care.Google joins in! “Punch the Monkey” in the search…
When Punch, a seven-month old baby Japanese macaque, was rejected by his own mother, the whole world came together and cried for him. When Punch was bullied by his own species, again the Internet went sad and many good samaritans expressed their willingness to adopt him. And when in a quiet corner of Ichikawa City…
An abandoned baby monkey named Punch found solace in an IKEA orangutan plush, becoming an internet sensation. The toy, nicknamed ‘Oran-Mama,’ offered comfort as Punch navigated maternal rejection. This heartwarming bond led to a global demand for the plush, with IKEA even donating more to the zoo, highlighting the universal need for comfort. Sometimes the…
JAMMU: Amid outrage over the monkey menace destroying crops, Jammu and Kashmir govt on Tuesday informed the assembly it is not planning to launch a sterilisation drive to curb the simian population, even as it conceded that the threat remains a major headache across Jammu region.The govt, however, said a range of steps are being…
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin believes captain Suryakumar Yadav’s 22-ball 32 in the opening T20I against New Zealand helped take the “monkey off his back” after a prolonged lean patch. Ashwin pointed out that Suryakumar had been under scrutiny due to his form, having averaged just over 13 across…
PUNE: A first-of-its-kind genetic study of a newer and more stubborn Mpox variant detected in Kerala has linked those cases to international travel and reported signs of continued human-to-human transmission. The study of Mpox Clade Ib, which has been driving outbreaks in parts of Africa and has since showed up in several countries outside the…
