wildlife

Nepal·wildlife · forest

An Asiatic elephant grazing in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and is distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east.

Thailand·wildlife · railway

A white four headed elephant statue carved in marble, in Bangkok, Thailand. It stands on the Phan Pl Pop Junction, in the city centre of Bangkok and is used by locals and tourists as a landmark on the junction.

flowers · wildlife

Heliconia, derived from the Greek word helikonios, is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to Indonesia.

forest · river

The Indian roofed turtle(Pangshura tecta), is a species of the Pangshura family of turtle found in the major rivers of South Asia.

wildlife · temple

Perched on a cliff-top Bhutan's Taktsang monastery, also known as the Tiger's Nest, is one of the most breathtaking temples in the world.

hills · wildlife

Located in the northern Paro valley, Taktsang monastery is a well known place in Bhutan for trekking to. It takes 3 hours of hiking to reach the monastery and offers a great view of the Himalayan mountains.

Bhutan·river · wildlife

A pair of Mergus Merganser, River duck or Common Mergansers preen themselves and swim / waddle around in the Punakha Chhu or the Punatsanghchhu river in Bhutan.

Bhutan·hills · farmland

Jakar Dzong in Bumthang: Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར ; Wylie: Bya-kar) is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan.

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The Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus), also known as the Himalayan jackal is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Burma and Nepal.

Nepal·wildlife · forest

Against the backdrop of the snow capped Himalayas, close to the heart of Kathmandu City, South Asia's finest, and one of the world's most spectacular Golf Resort Courses is stunningly set within 470 acres of the hundreds of years old Gokarn…

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The Javan Rusa or Sunda Sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a deer native to the islands of Java, Bali and Timor (shared with East Timor) in Indonesia.

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The Javan Rusa or Sunda Sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a deer native to the islands of Java, Bali and Timor (shared with East Timor) in Indonesia.

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The Javan Rusa or Sunda Sambar (Rusa timorensis) is a deer native to the islands of Java, Bali and Timor (shared with East Timor) in Indonesia.

Indonesia·wildlife · flowers

Monkey playing around with, ruining and eating lily flowers and trying on sunglasses at Ulluwatu Temple, Bali. Bali is an island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

Indonesia·farmland · wildlife

Birds eat rice grain off the plants, in the rice fields of Indonesia. Are these sparrows, munias or Weaver birds, perhaps? Help us identify the species! The yellow napes do suggest that the birds are Weaver Birds and that perhaps they are n…

wildlife · birds

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family.

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The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) is a butterfly commonlt found throughout India, in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.

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The Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) is a butterfly commonly found throughout India, in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.

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The Glass Tiger (Parantica aglea) is a common butterfly often found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It has a slow and weak flight, often seen flying close to the ground along shady paths.

festival · music

Burmese musicians playing the traditional music instrument known as Saung Gauk or Saung at the cultural event during the Sangai Festival 2013.

Nepal·river · wildlife

Gharial seen at the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as the gavial, and the fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian of the family Gavialidae, native to the Indian Subcontinent.

Nepal·wildlife · birds

Seen walking in a village field within the Sagarmatha National Park, en route the Mt. Everest trail, is seen a Monal Pheasant, the iridescent Danphe, better known as the national bird of Nepal and the state bird of Uttarakhand.

Nepal·wildlife · politics

Among barley fields, trekkers walk through the Sagarmatha National Park. Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m).