Matthew Maran / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} jumping towards tree trunk, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resting on log, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) portrait, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) juvenile, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Mary McDonald / Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) taking off to catch prey, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Pete Oxford / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Pete Oxford / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mary Ann McDonald / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female, walking territory, Kanha National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Mary McDonald / Woolly necked storks (Ciconia episcopus) pair standing together, Satpura National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

David Woodfall / Building sewers for toilets to enable tourist lodge to function, for Tiger tourism, Bandhavgarh national park, Madya Pradesh, India, November 2008

Matthew Maran / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} sitting in tree, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Matthew Maran / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} climbing tree, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) on shore, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) thermoregulating, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) thermoregulating, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) entering water, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea), National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) on shore, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) courting pair, Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) pair courting, Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) trio, Chambal River, Madhya Pradesh, India

Kevin Schafer / Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) on bank, National Chambal Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India

Matthew Maran / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} lying down, yawning, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Matthew Maran / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} sitting, beside water, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Matthew Maran / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} sitting, beside water, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Toby Sinclair / Tiger scratching and gnawing bark of tree {Panthera tigris} Madya Pradesh, India

Toby Sinclair / Young Tiger {Panthera tigris} Madya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) crossing the road in front of tourist vehicles, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) looking down, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) standing in trees, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Thomas Mangelsen / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) concealed in green grass, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Kristel Richard / Dhole (Cuon alpinus) walking, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India. Endangered.

Kristel Richard / Dholes (Cuon alpinus) resting, in Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India. Endangered.

Kristel Richard / Crested hawk eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) juvenile perched on a branch, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Kristel Richard / Jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum) perched on a branch, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Kristel Richard / Golden jackal (Canis aureus) jumping over tall vegetation, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Kristel Richard / Golden jackal (Canis aureus) running through tall vegetation, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.