Janaki Lenin

She is the author of My Husband and Other Animals. She lives in a forest with snake-man Rom Whitaker and tweets at @janakilenin.

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Do the Egyptian Fruit-Bat Vocalisations Show Signs of a Vocabulary?

Janaki Lenin 09/01/2017

This is the latest study in the growing field...

Schizocardium californicum as a larva, juvenile and adult. Credit: Paul Gonzalez and Chris Patton, Hopkins Marine Station

A Male Bug that Turns Female and the Vietnamese Dormouse That’s Reading Echoes

Janaki Lenin 04/01/2017

At the end of every month, Janaki Lenin will...

Surgeonfish larvae in a massive mixed species shoal arriving at the reef to settle. Source: Author provided

A Unique Event Observed in Lakshadweep: How Fish Colonise Reefs

Janaki Lenin 10/12/2016

Two biologists witnessed a critical period when the fish...

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Despite Arrests, Illegal Trade in Star Tortoises Continues Unabated

Janaki Lenin 27/11/2016

A tristate junction in south India seems to have...

An ice stupa by Sonam Wangchuk. Credit: Rolex Awards

Ice Stupa Architect Sonam Wangchuk Wins the Rolex Award for Enterprise

Janaki Lenin 20/11/2016

To solve water problems in a cold desert, Wangchuk...

Livestock crossing an ice bridge in the Spiti Valley. Credit: Janaki Lenin

How Climate Change is Affecting an Old Pastoral Tradition in Spiti

Janaki Lenin 17/10/2016

Every autumn in Spiti, shepherds pay villages a fee...

A midshipman. Credit: Margaret Marchaterre

Why Do the Midshipman Fish Hum Their Booming Choruses?

Janaki Lenin 01/10/2016

Humming males are like beacons to egg-heavy females. But...