Cyril Ruoso / The Wilson stump, a Japanese sugi pine (Cryptomeria) which was cut by the Shimazu clan in 1586, at an estimated age of over 3,000 years. The base circumference is 32 m and 4.39 m across at chest height. The hollow contains a shrine. Yakushima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan. November 2008.
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Sandesh Kadur / An elderly Toda woman sits inside her hut preparing a meal of raagi on a traditional wood-burning stove. Todas are strict vegetarians and their diet consists largely of plant and milk products. Wester...
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Sandesh Kadur / People worshipping gods at Talacauvery, the sacred birthplace of the River Cauvery, Western Ghats, Southern India. No release available.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) female with large cubs (on right) trying to fight off rogue male. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother and cubs with one riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) climbing on tree. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub playing with with mother's paw. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) standing on hind legs by a rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April. Did you know? The sloth bear is the only bear that carries its young on its back.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata) mother with infant. Karnataka, India.
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Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) raising its hood in a threat display. Karnataka, India.
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Jean-Pierre Zwaenepoel / Indian elephant {Elephas maximus} mother and young, Nagarhole NP, Karnataka, India
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Toby Sinclair / Hindu temple at Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India
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Patricio Robles Gil / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) herd drinking from river, Nagarhole National Park, Karnataka, India
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Sandesh Kadur / The River Cauvery at dusk. Originating in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala, the Cauvery catchment area requires full protection if it is to sustain the ever-increasing needs of the land it s...
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Sandesh Kadur / In many parts of southwestern India, humans paint themselves as tigers and dance through villages in an act known as Huli Vesha. It depicts man's intrinsic tie to the natural world and shows a deep-ro...
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Sandesh Kadur / Men painted in the stripes of a tiger, dance through the streets of towns and villages paying homage at temples along the way as part of Huli Vesha, Tiger Dance, Western Ghats, Southern India
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Sandesh Kadur / Power lines frame the irreversible damage caused by over 30 years of iron-ore mining in Kudremukh National Park, Karanataka, Western Ghats, Southern India. If mining continues, the lives of hundreds...
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Sandesh Kadur / Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) at nest with chick, Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, Western Ghats, Southern India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Bee keeping in Coorg / Kodagu, now famous for its rich honey, Western Ghats, Karnataka, Southern India.
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Sandesh Kadur / While mountain slopes are mostly used for plantations of coffee and tea, lowland areas are used to cultivate rice in paddy fields, which requires land that can retain water. Western Ghats, Karnataka,...
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Sandesh Kadur / Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) pods held in hand. Grows wild in the monsoon forests of the Western Ghats, and cultivated for its value in ayurvedic medicine and as a food spice. India.
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Sandesh Kadur / Malabar coast moist deciduous forests, Western Ghats, Southern India
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Sandesh Kadur / Sunrise over the Western Ghats, Southern India
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Sandesh Kadur / Two men painted as tigers. Huli Vesha, tiger dance, is a popular form of folk dance in many parts of Southwestern India. No release available.
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Michael W. Richards / Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) mother carrying one cub on her back, Daroji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Workers on their way to work on back of pick up truck, Daroji, Karnataka, India, 2006
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Michael W. Richards / Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) mother and two cubs, carrying one on her back, Daroji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) mother and two cubs, carrying one on her back, Daroji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Indian sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) mother and two cubs, carrying one on her back, Daroji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Cyclist hitching free ride behind truck carrying bricks on road, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Man and children herding sacred painted cows along road, Karnataka, Southern India
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Michael W. Richards / Man herding sacred painted cows along road, Karnataka, Southern India
Sandesh Kadur / A 12-foot King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) crossing the road, Agumbe, Western ghats, Karnataka, India, April
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Sandesh Kadur / A pair of Painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) grooming each other at sunset, Ranganathittoo Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India, March
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of an adult Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) lying on its back on rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cubs. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Two Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cubs watching a Peacock (Pavo cristatus). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) adult male encounters Ruddy Mongoose (Herpestes smithii). Karnataka, India.
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Axel Gomille / Four Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) of different age, mother with babies riding her back, and sub-adult. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in front of its cave hidden among rocks. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with two cubs riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Rocky landscapes, natural habitat of the Sloth Bear. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) standing on hind legs by a rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) under a fig tree. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with young cubs. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) climbing a gnarled tree. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) resting on rocks with wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the background. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Encounter between sub-adult Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) and a Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Young Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) sitting among rocks with a Peacock (Pavo cristatus) in the background. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Old male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with young cub. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), young adult male, in habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) in their mountain habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), mother with cub peering at the photographer. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cubs. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) female crouching on a rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) sub-adults play-fighting. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in its habitat lying by rocks and a cactus. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) standing on rock outcrop in its habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) foraging on rocks. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cubs playing. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Subadult sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) peering over a rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) foraging under rocks. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) baby cub. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cubs riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cubs riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) standing on hind legs by a rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub in profile. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub looking over his shoulder at the photographer. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) sub-adult and dove (Streptopelia). Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub clinging to her fur. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cubs playing. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Old male sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) with peacock (Pavo cristatus) and Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) in the background. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub climbing across rocks. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus), adult female (above) and sub-adult male (below) fighting on a tree. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) male in profile. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub and mother behind a Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursisnus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in habitat. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Portrait of a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), sub-adult. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub riding on its mother's back. Karnataka, India, April.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursisnus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cubs riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / A young male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) walking across rock. Karnataka, India, March.
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Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother sitting with cub beside a rock. Karnataka, India, April.
