Spirit birds
Flamingos are spirit birds of the Maximum City, Mumbai – glamorous, busy and migratory. They add brilliant colour to the metropolis and are one of coun Read More
Temporary refuge
City streets are increasingly becoming familiar habitat for smaller fauna such as this checkered keelback snake Xenochrophis piscator taking tempora Read More
Living in the shadows
The two stalwarts of Indian forests keep a wide berth when they cross paths. The tiger Panthera tigris seems to shrink in the reflection of a passin Read More
Facing your enemy
Wings akimbo, a male Greater Yellownape Woodpecker Chrysophlegma flavinucha determinedly attacks its own reflection in a window pane, fooled into be Read More
Parsons chameleon
Separated from all other land and biodiversity, Madagascar has a host of endemics, the Earth’s most unique, 90 per cent of which have evolved from Read More
Masonjoany
Local Malagasy women wear masonjoany, a yellow or white paste made of ground wood, as sunscreen and decoration. The yellow paste is made from the wo Read More
Baobab beauty
Located near Morondava in western Madagascar, the tree-lined road is a breathtaking and iconic landscape that captivates all who visit. This natural monument Read More
Red-bellied lemur
The red-bellied lemur Eulemur rubriventer is one of the rarest of its family Eulemurprimate. The male of this species has the eponymous reddish hue Read More
Ring tailed lemur
One of the most distinctive lemurs of Madagascar, the ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta is easily identifiable by the bold black and white rings on its Read More
Satanic leaf tailed gecko
The satanic leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus phantasticus is a master of camouflage. Its tail perfectly mimics a dead leaf with its serrated edges and in Read More
