{"id":623023,"date":"2025-07-17T16:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/-623023\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:20:25","slug":"stunning-red-colored-animals-found-in-indian-jungles","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/web-stories\/stunning-red-colored-animals-found-in-indian-jungles-623023\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning Red-Colored Animals Found in Indian Jungles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Alegreya%3Awght%40700\" 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Found in the Western Ghats, the Red Slender Loris is known for its huge eyes and secretive behavior<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"8dc6a577-537f-4f99-af14-b52c6884f831\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-0785eb60-a4d7-4f18-8090-91b076b64d1b [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-19.206204192706494%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a224227c-ae81-459d-9d44-b5808bf30c5a\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-3f31db29-c9cb-4e5d-9792-1bae8f20f5d9\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#8e9b5e\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-0785eb60-a4d7-4f18-8090-91b076b64d1b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-283031db-080e-4f0a-87e4-6cdc43df6f33\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:162.37037%;height:100%;left:-31.18519%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/crimson-rose-butterfly-side-view-600nw-690489859.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:70.71197%;width:89.56311%;height:34.30421%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-a224227c-ae81-459d-9d44-b5808bf30c5a\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-3f31db29-c9cb-4e5d-9792-1bae8f20f5d9\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% \/ 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944%\" id=\"el-aed7e211-d692-4f52-8b8c-7bb2d3aba58d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5792682926829267% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e4e5c5\">Crimson Rose Butterfly<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #dfe0e1\">A large black and red butterfly that flutters through jungles. Its bright colors warn predators of its unpalatability. Common in South India and the Western Ghats<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c5f9ece7-7ff3-4533-ab1c-c75ecb37c8e0\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-6d155841-4d91-4093-a644-ef1474bfe8ff [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-44.76463788422131%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7baa6528-188e-42dd-921a-c4b61e0025b8\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-67787d6a-0c88-44e1-ace2-782edc37bd4c\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#4d6128\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-6d155841-4d91-4093-a644-ef1474bfe8ff\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c18282c7-ab75-4b3d-928b-a1c3c402655b\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:248.70932%;height:100%;left:-37.37549%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20221225-pericrocotus-speciosus.jpg\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:70.71197%;width:89.56311%;height:34.30421%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7baa6528-188e-42dd-921a-c4b61e0025b8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-67787d6a-0c88-44e1-ace2-782edc37bd4c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% \/ 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944% 0.9433962264150944%\" id=\"el-d3c1d347-807e-40d0-bbbe-feb9936f2cd0\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5792682926829267% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e4e5c5\">Scarlet Minivet<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #d9dadb\">A brilliantly red bird often spotted in dense forests. The male has fiery red and black plumage, while females are yellow. Look for them in the Himalayas and Western Ghats<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"56c73528-f11b-4ddc-b0be-77dbad6439d7\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-ec202974-36ee-49ab-bebc-071087f3e328 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-56.42700207438689%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7db9e102-5bf1-4e83-8642-85f9fb930f02\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-540f7236-5c8e-4635-b265-185f020792a8\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c19974\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-ec202974-36ee-49ab-bebc-071087f3e328\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f3679ab6-e7b6-4165-9a3a-7ea4216cddb7\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:316.04939%;height:100%;left:-37.71219%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cover-featured-12-iyijlv.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:70.71197%;width:89.56311%;height:29.44984%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7db9e102-5bf1-4e83-8642-85f9fb930f02\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-540f7236-5c8e-4635-b265-185f020792a8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% \/ 1.098901098901099% 1.098901098901099% 1.098901098901099% 1.098901098901099%\" id=\"el-f4525ad7-83cf-4200-a49b-137ea32fb46d\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5792682926829267% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e4e5c5\">Fan-Throated Lizard (Red Morph)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e4e5e6\">Some male fan-throated lizards flash a red dewlap during courtship. Seen in dry scrub forests and semi-arid regions of India during the summer<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"b2f35230-8401-42c0-b0f6-9aa2126b66ef\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-0e662f0c-7c82-406f-8b88-ba1e33ecca0c [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-44.78204348660716%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-d56a9846-de37-4c89-b0f5-68a3548ec86e\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-88e8510b-f83e-4c9a-b6c4-eb8b8bc43ba7\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c7d329\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-0e662f0c-7c82-406f-8b88-ba1e33ecca0c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e87329c0-ebaf-4913-94ea-0574cb021daa\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:229.57583%;height:100%;left:-26.76708%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ladybug-eating-aphids-on-blade-of-grass.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<div class=\"element-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-background-overlay-area\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(0.5turn, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:5.33981%;top:70.71197%;width:89.56311%;height:24.59547%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-d56a9846-de37-4c89-b0f5-68a3548ec86e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-105.96206%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-88e8510b-f83e-4c9a-b6c4-eb8b8bc43ba7\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% 0.5420054200542005% \/ 1.3157894736842104% 1.3157894736842104% 1.3157894736842104% 1.3157894736842104%\" id=\"el-cb17d020-f1d2-4104-84b6-d8d776062fc1\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5792682926829267% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.404531em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #e4e5c5\">Red Ladybird Beetle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #dddedf\">A bright red insect with black spots. 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