Chestnut-shouldered Petronia eating Mahua flowers....

[Atul Dhamankar]

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[thereisnobeginning]

Nice. TFS. I hope it was able to fly properly after the meal!

[Atul Dhamankar]

Nice. TFS. I hope it was able to fly properly after the meal!

This is a common misconception that after eating mahua flowers bears, animals get effect like drunken. But when these flowers directly eat by anyone start digesting and no alcoholic effect happen. We eat rice, wheat and other grains, from which liquor made. Alcohol only produce after any grains or mahua flowers after furmatation and distillation..

[thereisnobeginning]

This is a common misconception that after eating mahua flowers bears, animals get effect like drunken. But when these flowers directly eat by anyone start digesting and no alcoholic effect happen. We eat rice, wheat and other grains, from which liquor made. Alcohol only produce after any grains or mahua flowers after furmatation and distillation..

Of course. No offence intended. My post was in jest and not meant to be taken seriously.

There is an interesting paper at this link on the conflict between sloth bears and forest dwellers due to this flower:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264240921_Mahua_Flowers_and_Intoxicating_Brew_bring_Sloth_Bears_in_Conflict_with_Tribal_People_in_Banaskantha_District_of_North_Gujarat_India

[Atul Dhamankar]

This is a common misconception that after eating mahua flowers bears, animals get effect like drunken. But when these flowers directly eat by anyone start digesting and no alcoholic effect happen. We eat rice, wheat and other grains, from which liquor made. Alcohol only produce after any grains or mahua flowers after furmatation and distillation..

Of course. No offence intended. My post was in jest and not meant to be taken seriously.

There is an interesting paper at this link on the conflict between sloth bears and forest dwellers due to this flower:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264240921_Mahua_Flowers_and_Intoxicating_Brew_bring_Sloth_Bears_in_Conflict_with_Tribal_People_in_Banaskantha_District_of_North_Gujarat_India

Yes, I too just gave the info.
In mahua flowers season at my place which is around Tadoba TR, Chandrapur dist, Mah,so many attacks by bear happen due to both Bear & humans want this juicy flowers. Just 3-4 yrs back a female bear killed 3 persons & injured more 3 in such a attack..

[Krish Chandran]

Very interesting. What part of the year is the Mahua flowering season in Tadoba?

[thereisnobeginning]

Very interesting. What part of the year is the Mahua flowering season in Tadoba?

Mid-March to mid-April is the  harvesting season for these flowers, as per the article in the link.

[Atul Dhamankar]

Very interesting. What part of the year is the Mahua flowering season in Tadoba?

March to April is season for Mahua flowers. To get more flowers, which drops in night, tribal & villagers go there in early morning when still dark & so they can't see black color bear which cause so many attacks. Even tiger attacks on humans are on rise in these days, as tiger come to mahua tree to hunt Deers, Pigs & other animals & found human below tree.

[Krish Chandran]

Thank you both