Photo Feature
Cute Looks, Ruthless Hunter
<p><strong>Cute Looks, Ruthless Hunter</strong></p>
<p>This yellow-throated marten <em>Martes flavigula</em> photographed in the fresh rhododendron blooms of Chopta, Uttarakhand is the very picture of ‘cute’. But this sleek, furry omnivore is an efficient predator, adept at hunting birds, and overpowering small mammals (some larger than it is!) plus amphibians and reptiles. Catching even fleeting glimpses as they bound across your path to seek quick refuge up in trees, leaves one feeling particularly blessed.</p>
<p><strong>Photo: Satish H./Sanctuary Photolibrary</strong></p>