desert

desert

For as far as the eye can see, no trace of water or green trees can be found in this cold desert of Ladakh. This small village of Hemis is a small exception to this, as it has a sparse green and tree cover.

hills · desert

See the uplift of the trans Himalaya and Ladakh range, from the under the ocean, as you study the folds in the ranges here, exposed as they are to the elements.

desert · river

Clumps of juniper and other shrubs are the only green patches in an otherwise brown landscape as one drives in upper Ladakh. Even the river valley has little by way of vegetation of permanent greenery.

desert · hills

A road journey through Ladakh, the high-altitude cold desert region of the Indian Himalayas.

hills · village

A panoramic view of Kibber Village reveals the dramatic high-altitude cold desert landscapes of the Himalayas.

Gujarat·desert

The very long unsheathed penis of a Wild Ass is visible as he walks along in the desert. Wild Asses (Equus hemionus khur) in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India.

desert · farmland

Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) is an all-black bird with a distinctive forked tail. Found in the tropical region, they are in great number in southern India. One can see them roost on the millet crops in the farms of South India.

school · desert

A large group of school children gather on their school's roof-top and wave out to our camera, in uniform.

desert

Shown for breeding of husbandry purposes. May not be suitable for minors. I introduce you the Marwari breed. These horses are native in Rajasthan and formerly bred for the purpose of war.

desert · river

An Indian snake charmer performs (on green-screen) purportedly in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. This snake charmer belongs to Kalbelia tribe of India.

Rajasthan·livestock · festival

Camel is called the ship of the desert and the camels is also a dear animal among people of Rajasthan. The camel festival is celebrated in many districts of Rajasthan in different ways.

wildlife · desert

This bratty macaque stole a man's spectacles and ran atop a building, taunting the man from there and breaking the spectacles apart! A crowd gathers and they try to get the spectacles back but to no avail.

birds · wildlife

A Shrike's larder is a thorn! What lovely and rare behaviour footage documented here of a Shrike lardering its kill, Minivets on moist ground and a Hark Cuckoo hopping away triumphantly after grabbing a grub! What a display of birdlife at…

Gujarat·desert · forest

The Little Rann of Kutch has the world's largest population of wild asses. Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is the only place on earth where Indian wild asses still roam free.

livestock · desert

Mesquite, Prosopis juliflora or Vilayati Keekar seems to have taken over this edge-of-desert habitat in Rajasthan, like in many other parts of India.

desert

In an Indian grassland close to the Rajasthan Thar desert, a male Blackbuck antelope struts around proudly, head of the pack and holding its horns rakishly high, surrounded by females from its pack. Lovely evening light hits its face...

Rajasthan·desert

Blackbuck antelope poses for camera in dry grassland of Rajasthan. In an Indian grassland close to the Rajasthan Thar desert, a male Blackbuck antelope struts around proudly, head of the pack and holding its horns rakishly high, surrounded…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · desert

A group of Himalayan ibex seen in the cold desert of the Trans-Himalaya, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh.

desert

The Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena), a much misunderstood and persecuted animal. Looks a little odd and is primarily a scavenger. The White-footed Fox or Desert Fox (Vulpes vulpes pusilla) can also be seen later in the video.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·livestock · desert

Wild Ass of the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary of Gujarat grazes while wagging their tails in the salt desert of Little Rann of Kutch. They graze in a herd and their foals can be seen only in a herd.

desert

A desert fox forages at night, however, it also gets scared of a dog who barks constantly at him. The fox gets scared of the dog and leaves the place.

hills · desert

The most widely distributed carnivore in the world the Red fox is extremely variable in body colour and size.

desert

Fox tugs at remains of Peacock in Indian desert.