Sundarbans
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Oct 28, 2026
Gabi QuadradoHOST
Yeah, you should still go.
Ivan HaighHOST
It's got the world's largest mangrove forest, I think, the Sundarbans.
Ivan HaighHOST
But yeah, okay.
Ivan HaighHOST
I have been to
Abhijit MukherjeeGUEST
Why? Because they have the most favorable conditions condition, life condition, that exists out there.
Abhijit MukherjeeGUEST
And that's why, you know, if you're talking about the Bengal Delta, we cannot stay away from the Sundarbans, which, as you know, is the natural bio-reserve, like the U.S. World Heritage Site on that.
Abhijit MukherjeeGUEST
Diversity of natural fauna and flora.
Abhijit MukherjeeGUEST
So as this flora and fauna persisted and evolved in the Delta, over the thousands of years, they died and also got mixed with the sediments, bringing in a huge volume of organic carbon to the system.
Ershad AlamgirHOST
Yeah.
ShifatAUDIENCE
My mom is from Sylhet, and my dad is from Sundarban.
Ershad AlamgirHOST
Yeah, I love-
EstherHOST
Oh, that's awesome
Upamanyu DasHOST
Um, leopard cats, they're small, small cats, um, found in, found in all, all through, uh, uh, Asia and Southeast Asia.
Upamanyu DasHOST
Um, you know, one of the cats, uh, of the, of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, b- uh, Sundarbans as well.
Upamanyu DasHOST
Uh, very, you know, beautiful, magnificent looking cat.
Upamanyu DasHOST
Um, o- in, in a lot of areas, uh, at a great risk of, uh, interbreeding with [clears throat] house cats.
Matthew CollinsHOST
Didn't a snake find its way on board?
Rick SheppersonGUEST
[laughs] Yes, it did, and that was when he was taking the landing craft headquarters from Calcutta round to Vizag, where it was going to be laid up, and, um, for safety's sake, they traveled through the Sundarbans, which I didn't know much about until Dad pointed out that that's where the Ganges and the Brahmaputra run into the sea, and it's, uh...
Rick SheppersonGUEST
And that, what's now Bangladesh.
Matthew CollinsHOST
Right.