Gavin Hellier / Langkawi cable car to the top of Mount Gunung Machinchang (708m), with views of Langkawi and the Andaman Sea, Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Hanging suspension walkway above the rainforest canopy at the top of Mount Gunung Machinchang (708m), with views of Langkawi and the Andaman Sea, Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Hanging suspension walkway above the rainforest canopy at the top of Mount Gunung Machinchang (708m), with views of Langkawi and the Andaman Sea, Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Hanging suspension walkway above the rainforest canopy at the top of Mount Gunung Machinchang (708m), with views of Langkawi and the Andaman Sea, Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008

Alex Mustard / Common reef / day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) courting. The male, on the right, is rearing up and showing his mouth and tentacles, while still maintaining contact with the female. This is a rarely seen...

Alex Mustard / Common reef / day octopuses (Octopus cyanea) mating. The male, on the right, it passing his sperm to the female, on the left, by placing it under her mantle. His arm is visible on her body next to her...

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest swiflet (Aerodramus fuciphagus inexpectata) on nest, Challis Ek Caves, North Andaman, Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) domestic working animal in rainforest, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal Rainforest, Chiriya Tapu, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India 2004

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Mushroom corals {Fungia genus} Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean

Konrad Wothe / Buttress roots, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India

Nick Garbutt / Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) from Andaman Is. Nicobar Is, and other islands throughout the Indonesian Archipelago and the Philippines to New Guinea and North Melanesia. Captive, Jurong Bird Pa...

Konrad Wothe / Indian Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis), India

Konrad Wothe / Five-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennanti) foraging, Chennai, India

Konrad Wothe / House Crow (Corvus splendens) at the beach on fishing net, Chennai, India

Konrad Wothe / Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) pair, south India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) male, south India

Konrad Wothe / Tree Dragon (Gonocephalus sp) young, India

Konrad Wothe / American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana), India

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest impression, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / White-headed Starling (Sturnus erythropygius) group, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) pair at nest, India

Konrad Wothe / Andaman Day Gecko (Phelsuma andamanensis), India

Konrad Wothe / Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) adult and immature feeding on banana, India

Konrad Wothe / Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) female, India

Konrad Wothe / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group weaving nest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) feeding on papaya, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest interior, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Moustached Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri), India

Konrad Wothe / Tree Dragon (Gonocephalus sp) young, India

Konrad Wothe / Skink (Scincidae), India

Konrad Wothe / Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), India

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) feeding on papaya, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) with papaya, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) nest in rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) nest in the rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group at nest in the rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group at nest in the rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) female at nest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) eating banana, India

Konrad Wothe / Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), India

Konrad Wothe / Bee (Apidae) group swarming on wooden ceiling, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Mosquito (Aedes cantans) male, India

Konrad Wothe / Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), India

Konrad Wothe / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis gularis), India

Konrad Wothe / Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela), India

Konrad Wothe / Indian Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) hollow trunk in rainforest, Interview Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) on nest, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Indian Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) wrapping around host tree, Interview Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Salai-pathi (Licuala peltata) leaves, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) on nest, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) nest with eggs, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) nest with eggs, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) nest with eggs, North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Lantern Bug (Fulgora sp), North Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings in protective hatchery, India

Konrad Wothe / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) eggs in protected turtle hatchery, India

Konrad Wothe / Indian Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis) showing aerial roots, India

Konrad Wothe / Hermit Crab (Paguritta gracilipes) group eating coconut, India

Konrad Wothe / Kapok (Ceiba trichistandra) ripe fruit, India

Konrad Wothe / Kapok (Ceiba trichistandra) ripe fruits, India

Konrad Wothe / Five-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennanti) in tree, Guindy National Park, India

Konrad Wothe / Bakau Kurap (Rhizophora mucronata) fruit, India

Konrad Wothe / Axis Deer (Axis axis) female, Chennai, India

Konrad Wothe / Seed of a rainforest tree falling, India

Francis Abbott / A scuba diving live-aboard boat at anchor off the Similan islands, off SW coast of Thailand, Andaman Sea.

Francis Abbott / The Similan islands, off Thailand's south west coast in the Andaman sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Coral reef with christmas tree worms, Similian Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Christmas tree worms on porites coral. (S.giganteus) Similan Islands Andaman Sea, Thailand

Nick Garbutt / View from aircraft window with Bay of Bengal below and Andaman Islands visible.

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Timber depot, Andaman islands, Indian Ocean

Ian Lockwood / Littoral tropical rainforest on coast, Wandoor Marine NP, Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean.

Ian Lockwood / Littoral tropical rainforest of Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Nudibranch laying eggs {Chromodoris kuniei} Andaman sea, Thailand Similan islands

Pete Oxford / Nicobar pigeon, captive {Caloenas nicobarica} occurs Andaman + Nicobar islands

Pete Oxford / Nicobar pigeon {Caloenas nicobarica} endemic to Andaman and Nicobar islands

Konrad Wothe / White-headed Starling (Sturnus erythropygius) feeding on fruit, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India

Konrad Wothe / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) working in rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Seeds of a tropical plant, India

Konrad Wothe / Coastal rainforest, Havelock Island, India

Konrad Wothe / Fruits of a tropical tree, India

Konrad Wothe / Dragonfly, India

Konrad Wothe / Flying seed of a rainforest tree, India

Konrad Wothe / Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), India

Konrad Wothe / Agama (Agama sp) lizard juvenile, India

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Christmas tree worms on Porites coral (S giganteus) Thailand, Andaman Sea

ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / White headed starling feeds on fruit {Sturnus senex} Havelock, Andaman Is

Pete Oxford / Nicobar pigeon {Caloenas nicobarica} C Andaman Nicobar islands endemic

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Mushroom corals {Fungia genus} Similan Islands Andaman Sea Thailand Indian Ocean