Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi girls, with their family's ancestral clan mark painted in reindeer blood on their face, a ritual during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer' during which young reindeer are sacrificed....

Philippe Clement / Golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) on rocks, captive, native to the Peoples Republic of China and Bhutan.

Philippe Clement / Golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi) resting on rocks, captive, native to the Peoples Republic of China and Bhutan.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / The skins and meat from sacrificed young reindeer adorns the inside of a Chukchi Yaranga (tent) during the 'Festival of the Young Reindeer'. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Young girl Nadia Takui eating specially prepared ritual food, including dried reindeer intestine and a sausage made from chopped reindeer meat and fat, during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reind...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / The men and children of the family place specially prepared food on the ground for the spirits during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer' during which young reindeer are sacrificed. Iultinsk...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nadia Takui, a Chukchi girl, dressed in a traditional reindeer skin Kerker, (knee length coverall) sitting at the edge of the polog (sleeping area) in a Yaranga (tent) at a reindeer herders' summer ca...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Reindeer are brought to the camp at first light during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer' begins. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, August 2013.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / A circular pattern of small stones on the ground at a Chukchi reindeer herder's camp symolises the reindeer herd. The Chukchi believe that these carefully selected and positioned stones will help keep...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi family watching a movie on a notebook computer by candlelight inside a Yaranga (traditional tent) at a reindeer herder's camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, August 2013.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / A Chukchi family watching a movie on a notebook computer inside a Yaranga (traditional tent) at a reindeer herder's camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, August 2013.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / A Chukchi boy fishing for Grayling in the Matachingay River. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, August 2013.