Tales of human and animal companionship dates back in history for as long as one can remember. In medieval times, it was a very uncommon phenomenon to gift a king an exotic animal. While it was looked at as a fancy gift, the problem was more about a lack of understanding of what that creature was. And no matter how pampered and loved your companion would have been, this very lack of awareness would lead to its demise. However, that doesn't change the fact that these animals were infact loved. We bring to you the welcoming moments of King Hendry's elephant in 1212.  Please remember The Wil ..read more

Tales of human and animal companionship dates back in history for as long as one can remember. History has witnessed a lot of cruelty when it came to using animals as warfare. The deadliest animal to be used in warfare was perhaps the elephants. The Mughal King Akbar was known to have the largest elephantry in the world at the time. And he had a secret as to why. One of his favorite war elephant was one known as Hawaii, and this episode is their story.  Please remember The Wilderness Live is run by a group of graduate students and friends, so please leave us a like, subscribe, and definit ..read more

Tales of human and animal companionship dates back in history for as long as one can remember. While we have an unbreakable bond with our house pets, the kings and emperors of old had these bonds with their war animals. Well any war strategy requires trust and love to succeed, doesn't it. This series brings you these stories from as far back as the 1090 A.D. Sit back and enjoy one of our favorites, the story of shared love and trust between Sri-Lankan emperor and his best-friend. Please remember The Wilderness Live is run by a group of graduate students and friends, so please leave us a like ..read more

Tales of Human and Animal companionship is as old a tale as history. While we love animals and some even find their soulmates in them, here are some extra-ordinary stories of emperors and animals that date as back as 1090 AD. This episode is all about a Roman emperor who went down in history as one of the most cruel leaders and but also went down in history for his absolutely unconditional love for his horse and the tragic end it met with. So Welcome back to The Wilderness Live's series: Tales of Companions. Please remember, The Wilderness Live is run by a group of graduate students and frien ..read more

These stories are almost dated back to 1090 AD to the times of the ancient rulers. The rulers may have been less than admirable but their dedication to their beloved companions were incomparable to anything we have seen in the modern times. They did not love them because it gave them an edge with a political alliance, they loved them because they can. Maybe it's still not all that late for us to realise that we are missing out something so pure and beautiful and one day we will come to this realization. Till then enjoy these ancient accounts of rulers and their companions.  --- Send in a ..read more

How important is truth for you? For him, it was enough to see his colleagues die while he watched them helpless. Both his brain and heart stopped working. He could see nothing but the truth. What was it? Tune in now to find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wilderness-live/message ..read more

Is losing a dear person worse than having false hope for thier return? That plane never returned,years worth of tears, all those scattered messages from a dear beloved son to his dad. The blinders are lifted. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wilderness-live/message ..read more

Imagine a calm and beautiful morning and the bright blue sea in front of you, something is approaching you, there is a dead silence, it isn't really silent but you can feel it in your heart. As the boat approaches closer, your mouth dries. Something isn't right, the boat gets stuck on the shore and with it multiple rotting unrecognisable corpse. Japan has been receiving these for a while now. No one knows why or how. Tune in to find out what is it. DISCLAIMER: THESE ENTRIES ARE NOT REAL AND ARE CREATED BY US TO PUT FORTH THE STORY. IF IN ANYWAY WE DISRESPECT YOUR CULTURE, OCCUPATION OR FEELING ..read more

We often have the urge to question things around us and when we can find the right answers we take a step too far. Endangering not only our lives but also stopping time for those around us. Well this story is about India's famous Nidhi Van the abode of Lord Krishna himself. DISCLAIMER: THESE ENTRIES ARE NOT REAL AND ARE CREATED BY US TO PUT FORTH THE STORY. IF IN ANYWAY WE DISRESPECT YOUR CULTURE, OCCUPATION OR FEELINGS WE APOLOGISE FOR IT. ANY RESEMBLANCE IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wilderness-live/message ..read more

Sometimes the smallest keys lead to a great adventure. So always keep your eyes peeled for great adventures, they call all start with just one small little mismatched piece, just like for our dear egyptologist. Tune in to find out his story and the mystery that it engulfs. DISCLAIMER: THESE ENTRIES ARE NOT REAL AND ARE CREATED BY US TO PUT FORTH THE STORY. IF IN ANYWAY WE DISRESPECT YOUR CULTURE, OCCUPATION OR FEELINGS WE APOLOGISE FOR IT. ANY RESEMBLANCE IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-wilderness-live/message ..read more