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VOLUME 44 NUMBER 10
OCTOBER 2007
COVER STORY
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KH. SHAMUNGOU
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FEATURE ARTICLES |
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Largest Asian Openbill Heronry of ARUNAYAN SHARMA |
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Biman Basu |
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The
Flying Zebras
B. R. Mohanty |
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Poonam R. Gole
& Vipin C. Nair
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S. MUKHERJEE |
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Incredible Life in the
C.B.
Ganesh
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FICTION
No Solution S. Choudhury
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DEPARTMENTS
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READERS WRITE
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IN FOCUS
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SPECTRUM
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
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JUNIOR
SCIENTIST |
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Extinct Animals: Once Upon a
Time: A True-Blue Antelope |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Tests to Determine Gender of the Unborn Child Serve a Social Purpose |
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FUN QUIZ |
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CROSSWORD |
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MEDICAL
INNOVATIONS: Sphygmomanometer |
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DID YOU
KNOW: Captivating Clouds |
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PUZZLE
CORNER |
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HUMOUR |
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Loktak—Manipur’s Dying
Immediate action and
widespread awareness might perhaps save it.
KULIK BIRD
SANCTUARY
Largest Asian Openbill Heronry of
ARUNAYAN SHARMA
One
of the largest places of congregation of the Asian Openbill
is
under grave threat today.
Spider Power
Biman
Basu
The practical and economic
potential of artificial spider
silk is
tremendous.
B. R. Mohanty
You will never be tired of their beautiful songs.
Undoubtedly, you will love
these
tiny flying Zebras.
Antibiotic Yielding
Dragons!
What is it that makes the
bite of these dragons deadly for its prey,
yet keeps it safe?
CAPTURING WILD ANIMALS
S. MUKHERJEE
Capturing wild animals requires skill and care
inhospitable depths of the ocean.