TRIBES OF ANDAMAN and NICOBAR ISLANDS
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are home to the indegenous tribes as well as the immigrants from the mainland. The Indigenous or Aborigines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands consist of the following four tribes: Great Andamanese Onges Jarwas Sentinalese GREAT ANDAMANESE The Great Andamanese tribe is settled presently on the Strait Island by the Andaman […]
Amazing facts about the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1. The first sunrise of the millennium According to the expert at Greenwich Observatory, the millennium sun will rise along half a great circle across eastern Russia and central China, and the Bay of Bengal. At midnight GMT, the sun will just be rising over Katchall Island in the Nicobar group of Andaman and Nicobar […]
ARTHROPOD BIRGUS LATRO (Coconut Crab)
The Robber Crab (Birgus Latro), also called the Coconut Crab, is the largest terrestrial arthropod. And the only terrestrial solitary crab that does not carry a mollusk shell. Individuals can weigh up to 4 kg, and recent studies prove that they may live over 100 years. They generally live on land, climb up the coconut […]