Small Lake In Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Elusive Elephants

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November 2nd 2006
CRAACCK, SNAAP, Munch Munch Munch. My heart is pounding and my stomach is in knots. To my left, the bamboo sways in the skyline as stocks get pushed aside and knocked over. I'm nervous and excited. To my right down the ridge I hear another SNAP! CRACK! I look towards the noise and can't see anything through the thick jungle but something is close, very close. On the road with me is Jarrod and ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more