wildlife

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

It is rare to see the elusive and endangered Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) even in a zoo let alone its natural habitat.

wildlife · snow

See the mother Ounce leap up those vertical cliffs like she's walking in a city garden! The Snow Leopard is a rarely seen cat in the animal kingdom as it lives in the high altitude of the Himalayas.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Camouflages in plain sight this trio of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) are basking at the edge of a steep cliff.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Tearing into the flesh of prey is associated with canines and big cats but we are not very familiar with Snow Leopards putting their teeth into snow.

snow · wildlife

A mother with her cute Snow Leopard cubs is seen basking in the sun. The mother takes two of them for a walk in the dry and rugged terrain.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Perfection in their camouflage of grey with rosettes, these cute Snow Leopard cubs are sitting on top of a high rock glancing at the vast expanse of snow and dry terrain in Spiti.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

A vulnerable population combined with their elusiveness, the Snow Leopard is rarely seen let alone seeing four in a single area.

hills · wildlife

A pair of Panthera uncia caught in family mode, in the high mountains. The mother is accompanied by the two cubs, while the irritating shutter sounds of photographers blurs the lovely mountain sounds.

wildlife · snow

A snow leopard falls down from a cliff and walks it off. The snow leopard’s powerful build allows it to scale great steep slopes with ease. Its hind legs give the snow leopard the ability to leap six times the length of its body.

snow · wildlife

After mating, this Snow Leopard couple lie around in the hot sun, and to quench its thirst, the male licks and scoops up snow in its mouth.

snow · wildlife

This Snow Leopard or Ounce sits at the edge of a slippery snowed-over cliff in the high Himalaya, in the peak of winter.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

What a rare occurrence and a precursor to an increase in the world's Snow Leopard population...A couple of wild Snow Leopard or Ounce coupling on a wintery snowy cliff.

wildlife · birds

Phoolan Devi speaks about her life in prison. She says "When I think about my past life I really feel bad. My life has completely changed even my nature.

festival · dance

Traditional Thai dance known as "Ramayana dance drama" performed at the Sangai Festival 2013 by the Thai cultural troupes mesmerized the audience.

festival · farmland

Naga rendition of Jana Gana Mana, India's National anthem. Police band plays Indian National Anthem at Hornbill Festival 2013 The Hornbill festival held in the first week of December shows that with its stunning natural beauty and great cul…

festival · wildlife

Security personnel checks the visitors at the entrance gate of Sangai Festival to avoid any untoward incident in Manipur. The Sangai Festival, previously known as the Tourism festival, was renamed in 2010.

flowers · wildlife

A herd of wild elephants attack and threaten a tea garden in Assam, India. The labourers get terrified and flee, stopping all tea harvesting and management work.

wildlife

Needles and guns are inspected and shown to the policemen. A plan is made to conduct a wildlife crime raid.

river · wildlife

People feel happy after polluting the river by immersing huge idol of their god Ganesh. From Ganesh Chaturthi, the day when the elephant god is made to settle in the house, till the 11th day when he is submerged into water, the family worsh…

wildlife · birds

Ghazipur garbage dump is a mountain of garbage dumped where animals, birds and dogs come to scavenge. Human litter from the neighbouring city is dumped here. Stray dogs and these Black Kites try to get food from the leftovers and waste.

wildlife · birds

Black Kites (Milvus migrans) flock a garbage dumping site in Uttar Pradesh. Black Kites are birds of prey but they have also adapted to handouts of human food and dead carrion.

forest · wildlife

In this story, we saw how the kind and generous evergreen trees gave the little bird shelter, protected it from the cold, and gave it berries to eat. Trees have always been of great use to both humans and animals.

wildlife · forest

India is home to a wide variety of wild animals. The government in India has set up many national parks to protect its rich wildlife. Let us look at some of the famous national parks situated in India.