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Fruit eating butterflies – Some observations on frugivorous behaviour of some Nymphalidae
Since fruits are available year around in the tropics not like in temperate climate some butterflies have evolved to feed on rotting fruits.So why these butterflies prefer fruit juice over nectar? It has been experimentally shown that Sodium and other microbial products such as Amino Acids are deficient in nectar ,where as fruits are richer in Sodium and Nitrogen . So the next question is , are these butterflies interested in both Sodium and Nitrogen equally or more interested in one over the other.
Sexual harassment of a juvenile elephant by a bull elephant ??? a highly unusual sexual behaviour
It was March 28th, 2014 – a bright and cheerful Friday evening at the Sanstha-pitiya wewa in Wasgamuwa National Park. There were around 40 elephants of different sexes and ages. They exhibited high levels of activity; several were mud bathing, while others were foraging, drinking, and socializing in various ways. We even observed two bulls chasing each other around a grove of trees with the one behind attempting to grab the tail of the one in front.