SCIENCE REPORTER

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ISSN: 0036-8512

VOLUME 45 NUMBER 11 NOVemBER 2008

CONTENTS

COVER STORY
Ornamental Fishes—Hobby n’ Harvest Sagarika Chaudhuri	9
FEATURE ARTICLES
What’s In a Name? K. Venkataraman	20
Indian Crocodiles on the Brink RAKESH KUMAR SHUKLA, S. K. SINGH & BRIJESH SINGH	23
Seahorses in Peril A. BIJU KUMAR	32
cobra! RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA	39
FROGS STRUGGLING FOR SURVIVAL G.S. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR	48
SHORT FEATURE Golden Langur—Living Gold	29
FICTION Invertland Kartik Sharma	44
DEPARTMENTS
READERS WRITE	4
IN FOCUS	5
SPECTRUM	16
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE	36
FUN QUIZ	50
CROSSWORD	52
STRANGE PLANTS: · String of pearls	53
IN THE PICTURE	54
WHAT’S NEW	56
PUZZLE CORNER	60
HUMOUR	62

Science Reporter

Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 9-15

Ornamental Fishes—Hobby n’ Harvest

Sagarika Chaudhuri

Ornamental fish keeping could be pursued both as an

interesting hobby and also as a rewarding industry

Science Reporter

Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 20-22

What’s In a Name?

K. Venkataraman

There are many very similar animals that are named differently

and are often the cause of intense confusion

Science Reporter

Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 23-26

Indian Crocodiles on the Brink

RAKESH KUMAR SHUKLA, S. K. SINGH & BRIJESH SINGH

National level efforts are on to ensure that the tribe of

crocodilians does not dwindle to drastic levels

Science Reporter

Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 32-35

Seahorses in Peril

A. BIJU KUMAR

These enigmatic creatures are struggling for survival

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Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 39-41

cobra!

RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA

Its sight gives you the shivers, but its tribe is threatened

Science Reporter

Vol. 45 November 2008, pp 48-49

FROGS STRUGGLING FOR SURIVAL

G.S. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR

Year 2008 is the year of the frog signaling its threatened existence