Northern Red Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)
A skittish northern red untjac quenching thirst as the sun is rising higher in the morning sky. Soon the temperature will reach 45 degrees Celsius, or higher.
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Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
A juvenile looking for opportunities as daylight is fading. When excited they will raise their crest, hence the other commonly used name – crested eagle. This individual was at ease and it crest-feathers were resting and only visible in profile. Changeable is in fact a good name, as this species has two forms – one […]
Indian Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)
A brief encounter of the rare Indian Sloth Bear as it quenches its thirst. It’s the height of the dry season, with temperature reaching 45 degrees Celsius it’s critical to know of and reach the last remaining water sources. Elevation: 287 meters.
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
This magnificent animal is the largest of all wild cattle. Unfortunately humanity’s insatiable desire to destroy habitats has decimated its numbers. Thus the gaur is a vulnerable species. Hopefully India’s national parks will support a stable population and a species that will one day no longer be a threatened species. Elevation: 291 meters
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
This mother is taking her female cubs to a new resting-play place for the hot hours to come. During the cool hours of the night the mother will hunt, and she had her kill at the previous location now exhausted. Lucky for me the tiger prefers to utilize the roads for territory borders and thus […]
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
A proud mother of two cubs playing with her young ones. In this series we see here from the initial stealth-mode, assessing her “prey”, to the explosive attack-mode towards one of the cubs, learning it the ropes of prey versus predator. Elevation: 287 meters.
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Seeing a tiger in the wild is absolutely amazing, but a mother and her cubs is just so special in so many ways! Here two sisters are testing their bodies and minds against each other in the countless play fights during the cooler hours of the day, while their mother is lovingly keeping her hand […]
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
This is a magnificent giant that only fears humans and tigers. It is the largest of all wild cattle and is also called Indian bison by many. Like so many other species this one is also vulnerable due to humans, so seeing herds in their natural state and behavior is such a great experience. Especially […]