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Hemal Naik
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JoinedDecember 14, 2018
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Hemal Naik is an engineer, bird watcher, mountain lover and aspiring storyteller. If he is not on his computer, he is probably trying to entertain himself by looking around at people, trees, birds, stones, insects, water, clouds, etc. Currently, he is working with biologists at the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology in Germany.
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: A morning with bats

Hemal Naik·May 20, 2019
It is 6:00 a.m. in Konstanz, Germany. It’s March and spring has arrived a bit too early for everyone. The...
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A NEW BICYCLE: Papa, can we have that?

Hemal Naik·April 18, 2019
I remember those days when I fell in love with bugs and insects. I do not know if it was...
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THE MEDITATING HERON: White-bellied heron—an emissary from the past

Hemal Naik·March 30, 2019
I am a simple farmer in a remote part of Bhutan. I live in Bumthang Valley, right in the heart...
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with bats

Hemal Naik·December 28, 2018
It’s about 4:30 p.m. and I am waiting at the coordinates given to me by Lara, one of my colleagues....
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SCIENCE OUTREACH: An evening with hedgehogs

Hemal Naik·December 21, 2018
On October 4, 2018, I went out with Javi (Dr. Javier Lázaro Tapia) to catch some hedgehogs. He is a...
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