Ecdysis and New Year

Ecdysis is a process by which snakes shed their old skin to moult into a new one. Here's a Common Krait urging us all to undergo some ecdysis, shed that 2017 baggage and emerge a new person in 2018! Happy new year!

The comic appears in my column with Mid-day today.

12 Green Resolution Suggestions from Wild Animals

If they can do it, so can we, right? Which ones are you taking up this year?

The series appears in my space with Nature in Focus today.

In case you forget your green resolutions down the year, you can purchase a poster on my webstore here, to keep reminding you of the list! (Also try to indulge less in consumerism this year, please, other than purchasing Green Humour prints and merchandise!)

Uses of the Whale Shark's Polka Dots

The world's biggest fish is also the most stylish fish! Here's a comic about the Whale Shark from my column with Roundglass.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, 2018 version! From my column with Mid Day today. Sing along; Merry Christmas!

Prints and greeting cards available on my webstore here.

Why an Avocet and an Ibis can never be friends

It's winter and the waders are here! Avocets have upcurved bills, while Ibises have downcurved bills. From my column with Roundglass Magazine. 

Similarities between Dolphins and Marine Biologists

A comic about dolphins and marine biologists from my column with Mid-Day today. Dedicated to many of my friends who are marine biologists, but particularly to the lovely Asha De Vos, Sri Lankan marine biologist and pioneer of Blue Whale research, who I had in mind while drawing this comic!

Do you have a marine biologist friend? Surprise him/her by gifting a print of the comic from my webstore here. (Email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com for orders within India).

The Woolly Mammoth

The Woolly Mammoth meets some animals of today! My space with the Turkish children's magazine Arastirmaci Cocuk this month, is about this hairy prehistoric giant.

Some more cartoons done for the magazine, which originally appear in Turkish-

Birdwatching from a Train

A comic inspired partly by Douglas Dewar's essay 'A Naturalist in a Railway Train', and partly by true incidents, that appears in my column with Saevus magazine this month. I am sure every Indian birdwatcher who has taken a train journey will relate.

No to Civet Coffee

Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee is yet another Asian fad that is detrimental to conservation. Wild civets are captured, subjected to inhuman treatment and force-feeding, only to increase yields. Among the acts that go unnoticed, are killing and stuffing civets for the sake of advertisement, as is a common practice in food markets in Vietnam that sell Kopi Luwak.

(A stuffed palm civet used to advertise a brand of Civet Coffee, labelled as 'Weasel Coffee'. Benh Thanh Street Food Market, Saigon). Indonesia and Vietnam are Kopi Luwak hubs.

The comic appears in my column with Mid-Day today. 

Are you a coffee lover who chooses to stand up against Civet Coffee and its atrocities? 'No to Civet Coffee, Yes to Wild Civets' mugs and merchandise are available on my webstore here.

Know Your Reindeer

Know your Reindeer this Christmas! I'm not talking about Dasher, Dancer and Prancer! Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) or Caribou as they are known in North America, occur across the Arctic, sub-Arctic, Tundra and Boreal biomes in North America and Eurasia, as 14-15 different sub-species (that are further divided into various ecotypes) among which, the Woodland Caribou is the largest, and the Svalbard Reindeer the smallest. The Porcupine Caribou (named after the Porcupine River) makes the longest migration for any land mammal on earth! The Finnish Forest Reindeer is one of the rarest subspecies of Reindeer.

Prints of the compilation are available as posters and a wide range of merchandise (tshirts, laptop skins, mugs, notebooks, wall clocks and more) on my webstore here. 

For orders within India, e-mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. The range of products for Indian orders is as follows-

A0 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3500 for the first print, 3000 for the second print onwards

A1 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3000 for the first print, 2500 for the second print onwards

A2 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 1200 each

Mounted Posters (A3)- Rs. 2000

Loose Posters (A3)- Rs. 500 for the first copy and Rs. 200 for the second copy onwards

Fridge Magnets (65 x 65 mm, Printed in sets of 4)- Any 4 deer for Rs. 1200

Coasters (3.5" x 3.5", Printed in sets of 6)- Any 6 deer for Rs. 800

Coffee Mug (Compilation)- Rs. 850

The Real Scarecrow

On pesticide from my column with RoundGlass Samsara.

Air Pollution in New Delhi

 

On air pollution in Delhi from my column with The Hindu BLink.

On Trophy Hunting and Privilege

A dying elephant and a ranger discuss trophy hunting in my column with Sunday Mid-day.

Wild Cats of the World

Cats- charismatic carnivores, fabulous felines, and the world's favourite animals! Wild species of cats occur throughout the world (except Australia and Antarctica), distributed across different ecosystems in 36-40 species. From the Snow Leopard of the Himalayas to the Flat-headed Cat of South-East Asia's marshes, wild cats occupy every imaginable habitat. Wild cats range in size from the 300 kg Tiger, to the 1.6 kg Rusty-spotted Cat! Wild cats are threatened by persecution, poaching and habitat loss throughout their ranges, with the Iberian Lynx, Flat-headed cat, Andean Mountain Cat and the Fishing Cat being the most endangered species.

Get all these 40 cuddly kitties home in this giant poster! Prints and a wide range of merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, laptop skins, wall clocks are now available on my webstore here.

Get the 201 Wild Cat calendar on Redbubble here.

For orders within India, e-mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. The range of products for Indian orders is as follows-

A0 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3500 for the first print, 3000 for the second print onwards

A1 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 3000 for the first print, 2500 for the second print onwards

A2 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 1200 each

Loose Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 500 for the first copy and Rs. 200 for the second copy onwards

Coffee Mug (Compilation)- Rs. 850