BARIPADA: Panic gripped residents of Bangiriposi and Badagaon areas in Mayurbhanj district after a sub-adult melanistic tiger ...

Discover why Similipal, Odisha is home to rare melanistic tigers. Genetic mutations and isolation create unique conditions ...

Bhubaneswar: A male melanistic tiger's (T-12's) consistent movement close to tigress Zeenat's enclosure and courtship ...

Orissa High Court notice issued over dispute on tiger translocation, religious rights, and genetic diversity in Similipal Tiger Reserve.

Harlem himself believes he saw a big, black melanistic leopard back in January ... Speculation was that was a lion or a tiger with one farmer describing it as a 'wolf but not a wolf'.

Similipal Tiger Reserve is also there, which is the only natural habitat of melanistic tigers,” Murmu said, adding that, “I got a special opportunity to express my natural attachment to ...

Much variation occurs in the coat colour of the species, with four main variants: common, menil, melanistic (black), and leucistic ... in color and are completely covered in white spots. Tiger quolls ...

From rare melanistic tigers to ancient horseshoe crabs, the state's diverse flora and fauna make it a focal point for conservation efforts and ecological tourism. The Simlipal Tiger Reserve, part of ...

Interestingly, certain populations have almost entirely unbanded individuals. The adaptability of tiger snakes is truly remarkable, as they can even develop dark melanistic coloration to absorb heat ...