Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel
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Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel
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Elephant Scientist | Paleobiology + Wildlife Endocrinology | Poet | Cartoonist | Assistant Professor @Kyoto University | Past: IISc Bangalore; Smithsonian Institution |

https://sites.google.com/view/gajah-vigyan/
https://bhuntelephant.com/
There are a few names that come to our minds when we talk of #elephantscience! For me, Dr Cynthia Moss has been more than a role model. Her research on African elephant sociality and behaviour has inspired many of us. And I finally got to meet her at her Amboseli Trust for Elephants 🐘❤️
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My Bhunte elephant turns 9! Let’s all wish him an amazing year ahead! He’s excited to share a little about his sister, Sano, who is now 4 years old. Sano is learning to grow as an elephant 🐘❤️
bhuntelephant.com/2025/12/17/s...
Sano mimics Bhunte
Bhunte, now, is a nine-year-old bull*! And his sister, Sano, born on the 6th of November, 2021, is now over four years old. Over the years, Bhunte has been a caring brother, always protecting Sano …
bhuntelephant.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Reposted by Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel
In 2024, my colleagues and I organized the @evothan symposium, bringing together experts in comparative thanatology from around the world.
At the time, a French documentary team captured many of us in action: now available to watch here (w/ Eng subtitles): www.arte.tv/fr/videos/11...

#animalgrief
Le chagrin des animaux : mythe ou réalité ? - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE
Que ressentent les animaux face à la mort de leurs congénères, et qu’en comprennent-ils ? À travers des exemples passionnants, une exploration d’un champ d’études en plein essor : la thanatologie anim...
www.arte.tv
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Who would have thought that Indian Rollers would shift to "Near Threatened" from "Least Concern"? Sighted these two and many during my elephant fieldwork in the Karnataka forest!
#IndianRollers #Birds #IUCN
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My Bhunte is back with the story of his elephant friends, Oni and Mithi, from West Bengal, India 🐘😓💔
bhuntelephant.com/2025/10/20/h...
Hula Party, Oni, Mithi and Bhunte
“Bhago, Dada!” Oni trumpetted, his trunk high in the air. “Run! The fire people are coming again!” Oni is only six years old, but his legs knew how to run like the wind when danger come. His ears f…
bhuntelephant.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I am not frequent here, but would like to inform you about a *Paper Alert*. After a long delay (lost in processing), my paper is finally out! I studied the physiological/metabolic states of wild Asian elephants across three Indian landscapes +
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Reposted by Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel
There've been many stories lately about how animals understand death ... but I hope you'll make space for this one. It goes deep on the philosophy & the science; it asks not only what other animals share with us, but what we share with them.

My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/how-animals-...
How Animals Understand Death
Intimations of mortality are not ours alone
nautil.us
April 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
*Paper alert* Congrats, Nachiketha Sharma! Given the limited research on their vocalizations, this paper unravels the complex world of wild Asian elephant acoustics by addressing the simplest yet crucial questions on high-frequency calls. Truly commendable!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
When the trumpet blows: age-sex-related differences in the acoustic properties and contexts of high-frequency vocalizations of free-ranging Asian elephants - Mammalian Biology
To support their wide range of social interactions, elephants have evolved high- and low-frequency sounds for short- and long-distance communication. Our current understanding of elephant vocal commun...
link.springer.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:38 AM