Plastics in Elephant Dung

New research (Gitanjali Katlam et al)) confirms the presence of plastics in elephant dung. Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

Dung Beetle Stand-up

A Dung Beetle tries stand-up comedy in my column with Roundglass Sustain.

How Dung Beetles Roll

A comic poster on Dung Beetles from my column with Saevus magazine. Prints of the poster are available on my webstore here (for orders within India, email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com). 

Tips for a Green Christmas by Indian Wild Animals

Merry Christmas to all Green Humour readers in India and around the world. Comic from my column with Sunday Mid-day. Pringts and greetings available on my webstore here. 

Dung Beetle Tshirt

'Eat Epic Shit' dung beetle tees and merchandise are out on my webstore here. For orders within India, mail me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com.

Poop Review- Delicious Droppings of Indian Mammals

Hello, critters of the forest floor! Looking for meal recommendations? Here is a critique of poop from some Indian mammals by poop connoisseur, Dung Beetle!

The series appears on Nature in Focus today. Prints available on my webstore here. (For orders within India, write to me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com)

Yoga with the Wild

Sunday's always a great time for Yoga (not that I would know!). Here are some Asanas for your yoga regime from nature's own yoga tutors. I for one, have mastered the Nope-asana.

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

(A3 posters available- write to me at rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. Readers outside of India can buy prints from my webstore here.)

Elephant Dung- a crapload of magic!

A pile of pure magic, a bio-indicator, a microecosystem and an entire wildlife sanctuary- those are just a few tags you can assign to elephant dung! Here's a poster on one of the most accomplished dung balls in the animal kingdom!

The full poster is available as A3 size prints. For poster orders within India, please mail me to order your copies (rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com)

For international orders, please click here to buy prints from my Redbubble store.

Published in the May issue of Saevus magazine.

Field Biologists and Dung Beetles

Convergent evolution? Well, technically I don't know if dung beetles really have a things for tiger scat, so please excuse the 'poetic license'. Published in Saevus magazine's January 2014 issue.

The Dung Beetle Birthday Song!

Dung beetles belong to the family Scarabaeoidea or Scarab Beetles. The are called so because of their habit of rolling animal dung into balls which are used as food or brooding chambers. Their role in agriculture is of remarkable importance as the burying and consumption of dung by the beetles improves nutrient recycling and soil structure. Currently, these are the only insects known to navigate and orient themselves using the Milky Way!

The dung beetle undoubtedly one of my current favourite animals, and you can expect more cartoons very soon!

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Dung beetles belong to the family Scarabaeoidea or Scarab Beetles. The are called so because of their habit of rolling animal dung into balls which are used as food or brooding chambers. Their role in agriculture is of remarkable importance as the burying and consumption of dung by the beetles improves nutrient recycling and soil structure. Currently, these are the only insects known to navigate and orient themselves using the Milky Way! The proportion of their body weights to the loads they carry is about the same as that of a human being and a truck!

This work by Rohan Chakravarty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.