Mongabay India https://india.mongabay.com/list/animal-behaviour/ India's environmental science and conservation news Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:15:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Light may influence morning basking behaviour in captive gharials https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/light-may-influence-morning-basking-behaviour-in-captive-gharials/ https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/light-may-influence-morning-basking-behaviour-in-captive-gharials/?noamp=mobile#respond 16 Oct 2026 13:15:40 +0000 https://india.mongabay.com/?p=41667 Mongabay]]> https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/light-may-influence-morning-basking-behaviour-in-captive-gharials/feed/ 0 Ganges river dolphins may synchronise their activity with time, tides and the moon https://india.mongabay.com/2026/10/ganges-river-dolphins-may-synchronise-their-activity-with-time-tides-and-the-moon/ 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