Mahua Season

It's Mahua season in Indian forests! Cartoon for The Hindu Sunday Magazine.

World Okapi Day

18th October is World Okapi Day! Meet the bizarre half-giraffe-half-zebra, endemic to the rainforests of DR Congo, that rocks striped pants like nobody else! Comic from my column with The Hindu Sunday magazine.

Okapis are endangered, having endured poaching, hunting, habitat loss, and collateral damage from armed conflict in the region. The Okapi Conservation Project works towards the conservation of this beautiful, gentle ungulate. 

Get Okapi prints and merchandise on my Redbubble webstore, shipped worldwide. (Okapi Stripes, Okapi Kakapo, Okapi caricature)

Mammals of Sikkim

Some mammals of Sikkim and their tracks. Illustration for the Sikkim Forest Department, paying tributet o Himalayan Thangka art. Click on the image for an enlarged view.

Wild Buffaloes and Hybridization

Hybridization is one of the biggest threats to the endangered Asiatic Wild Buffalo. Comic from my column with Roundglass Sustain.

Rhinos of the World

Rhinoceroses, despite being among the world's most loved large herbivores, are also among the world's most endangered. While brutal and indiscriminate poaching for their horns has been the single biggest threat to their existence, habitat loss too has played its part. 5 extant species; two in Africa and 3 in Asia survive today on the very brink of extinction. Africa's White or Square-lipped Rhino is the world's largest rhinoceros, while the Sumatran Rhino the smallest (and hairiest!). Three species, the Black, Javan and Sumatran Rhinos are critically endangered, while several subspecies are either critically endangered or already functionally or regionally extinct (e.g. Bornean Rhinoceros, Northern White Rhinoceros, Chittagong Rhinoceros).

Prints of the poster are available on my webstore here. 

For orders within India, email me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. The products available for orders within India are listed below:

A2 Posters (Matte surface, loose)- Rs. 1200 for the first print, 1000 for the second print onwards

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

Tshirts (individual species/compilation)- Rs. 1300 (White, Cotton, roundneck, sizes- S,M,L,XL)

Oxpeckers and Wild Buffalo

On oxpeckers and wild buffaloes from my colun with Roundglass Samsara.

The Gaur

The Gaur or the Indian Bison is not just the largest wild ox in the world, but is also very particular about footwear! From my column with Roundglass Samsara.

Germany's first wild bison shot dead

A European Bison that had entered the German border was shot dead by authorities. The animal is believed to be the first wild bison to have roamed Germany in 250 years! WWF in Germany will be filing a lawsuit against the official who passed the order to shoot the beast.

The Saiga Antelope

A comic on the Saiga Antelope of Central Asia, from my column with Mid-Day.

Evolution vs Giraffe

From my column with The Hindu BL-ink today.

Poaching of the One-horned Rhino

A comic about the poaching of rhinos that only seems to escalate, both in the case of the Indian one-horned, and its African two-horned cousins. The comic appears in my Sunday column with Mid-Day.

Large Herbivores of India- Caricatures

About time we had something mega, something massive, something magnanimous here- meet India's large herbivores!

The Asian/ Indian Elephant

Worshiped and revered in Indian mythology, the Indian Elephant is the country's favourite and the most iconic animal next to the tiger. The elephant is also India's National Heritage Animal. The elephant is listed as Endangered today owing to poaching, habitat loss and conflicts with humans. 

The Indian One-horned Rhinoceros

The Indian Rhinoceros is the pride of North-eastern India and defines the terai and the marshes along the foothills of the Himalayas that it inhabits. It differs from its African counterparts in having a single horn, and is second in size after the Asian Elephant, in all of our continent. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN, and poaching continues to be the greatest threat to the survival of the rhino.

Gaur

The Gaur or the Indian Bison is the largest ox in the world. The massive animal is easily identified by the convex ridge between the horns on the forehead, and the neat, white socks on the legs. The Gaur is listed as Vulnerable owing to threats from hunting in countries such as Laos and Vietnam, and habitat loss.

Water Buffalo

One of the largest bovids in the world, a majority of the population of Asian Water Buffalo is found in the marshes of Assam. The animal is defined by its large, nearly semicircular horns. The Water Buffalo is endangered because of interbreeding with cattle, loss of its floodplain habitat, and hunting in countries such as Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Nilgai

The Nilgai (Hindi for Blue Bull) is the largest antelope in Asia and one of the most common ones as well. It inhabits dry deciduous and scrub forests. Sexual dimorphism is pronounced in this species; the males sporting bluish grey coats and a long, coarse hair shaped like a pennant on the throats, while the females are light brown.

Sambar

The Sambar is India's largest deer. Characterized by a uniformly dark brown coloured coat and large antlers on the male, the deer often emits a bark when threatened. Although the sambar is usually solitary, they may be seen in herds, and congregate at salt licks. The Sambar is listed as vulnerable because of poaching and habitat loss.

The posters (individual animals and the compilation) is available as prints in an A3 size, along with the regular range of goodies (fridge magnets, coffee mugs, diaries and coasters)-

Prices for the prints and merchandise are listed below-

A2 Posters (loose)- Rs. 1200 each
Mounted Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- Rs. 2000

Loose Posters (A3- Individual species and compilation)- 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 animal caricatures for Rs. 1200

Coasters (3.5" x 3.5", Printed in sets of 6)- All 6 animal caricatures for Rs. 800

Coffee Mug (Compilations)- Rs. 850

Personal Diary (Hard Cover, A5, 150 pages)- Any animal caricature in a vertical orientation on the cover- Rs. 800

The orders can be placed by e-mailing me on rohanchakcartoonist@gmail.com. Payments are accepted by NEFT and cheque. (Please note that I am shipping only within India at the moment)

Oh, and two points to you if you name the birds perched on the backs of the herbivores correctly!