Tree of Contention
On the twisted branches of a tree in Ranthambhore, two goliaths of the jungle negotiate an uneasy truce. The tiger had spent the day lounging on the boughs of t Read More
Wild Winter Wonderland
In the austere winter of Kurdistan, northern Iraq, a herd of ibex make for a handsome picture. A sub-species of wild goat, the Bezoar ibex (Capra aegagrus aegag Read More
The Grandala Scheme
Leave it to a giant flock of diminutive birds to put things in perspective. In the bone-chilling upper Lachen region of Sikkim, Kallol Mukherjee was enchanted b Read More
Kitten Combatants
Can anyone else hear strains of ‘Kungfu Fighting’ when looking at this image? Adult jungle cats Felis chaus may be the epitome of grace, but there’s no keeping Read More
Code Red
On the evolutionary scale, Bornean orangutans Pongo pygmaeus are separated from humans by mere degrees, but in the here and now, they are no match for “man’s re Read More
The Meat of the Matter
Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis are large birds of prey, mostly feasting on fresh carrion or stealing food from other raptors. In this image, captured on the ba Read More
Lives on the Line
The threat of linear alignments to wildlife is never felt more viscerally than when it claims the lives of young ones. It was on a sombre November morning that Read More
Auguries of Innocence
From the lens of M H Peiris we are gifted a frame that is pregnant with tenderness. In the dappled, muted light of the forest floor, a female Indian pangolin M Read More
Ombre Curl
A stunning geometric pattern magnified in beauty by the close-up frame! This image of a millipede, class Diplopoda coiled in defense only shows that you need no Read More
Sibling Love
Play is the prerogative of the young, and in Sri Lanka’s Wilpattu National Park, these little Sri Lankan leopards Panthera pardus kotiya explore this birthright Read More
