Francois Savigny / Wild snow leopard hidding behind rock Hemis NP - Ladakh - INDIA

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris, beside the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011. Model released.

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris collecting water, across the Jumna (Yamuna) river from Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011, model released

Andrew Parkinson / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) two youngsters chase each other up a sloping tree. Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Andrew Parkinson / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) youngster in mid-air leaping from a sloping tree trunk to a nearby tree sapling. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) six week old cub on sleeping mother at den, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) six week old cub on mother paw at den, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) five week old cub resting on sleeping mother at den, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and four week old cubs at den, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Suzi Eszterhas / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) mother and four week old cubs at den, Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Mary McDonald / Northern Plains grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby holding onto mother, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Loic Poidevin / Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) silhouetted at dawn, with House crow, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March

Bernard Castelein / Woman of Riang tribe. Tripura, India, March 2012.No release available.

Bernard Castelein / Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) with twig. Panbari Forest, Assam, India.

Stephen Dalton / Indian Leaf Butterfly (Kalima paralekta) showing near-perfect leaf mimicry. India.

Sandesh Kadur / Wild Gaur (Bos gaurus) with birds on skin, feeding on insects, Western Ghats, Southern India

Sandesh Kadur / Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) perched on trees at dawn, Western Ghats, Southern India

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...

Sandesh Kadur / Large scaled pit viper (Trimeresurus macrolepis) head profile, water droplet below, Western Ghats, Southern India

Sandesh Kadur / People worshipping gods at Talacauvery, the sacred birthplace of the River Cauvery, Western Ghats, Southern India. No release available.

Sandesh Kadur / Shola grassland plant, Western Ghats, Southern India

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Red panda (Ailurus fulgens), climbing down tree, Darjeeling, India, captive

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) habitat, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Red panda (Ailurus fulgens), pair resting in tree during monsoon season, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, captive

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Guwahati, Assam, India, captive

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur ( Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) close up face profile, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) tiny juvenile, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India

Bernard Castelein / Rock doves (Columba livia), sitting in front of typical wall paintings of Shekhawathi region, Shekhawathi, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Rock dove (Columba livia), sitting in front of typical wall paintings of Shekhawathi region, Shekhawathi, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Village life, woman covering her face, in doorway to village home, with peacock art on walls, Sawai Modhopu, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, walking at sunset, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Bernard Castelein / Khur / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India

Uri Golman / Tourists watching an Asiatic male lion (Panthera leo persica) from safari jeeps, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India

Uri Golman / Asiatic lionesses and cubs (Panthera leo persica) drinking from pool, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India. Water is scarce in the Gir, so Forest staff keep a network of drinking pools topped up for the wild...

Uri Golman / Asiatic lion cub (Panthera leo persica) looking up into tree, possibly at a bird, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India

Uri Golman / Asiatic lioness (Panthera leo persica) licking another lioness from the pride, Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India

Uri Golman / Asiatic lioness with two cubs (Panthera leo persica), Gir Forest NP, Gujarat, India

Sandesh Kadur / Arunachal Macaque (Macaca munzala) feeding on budding leaves. Arunachal Pradesh, eastern India.

Sandesh Kadur / Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) among branches. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.

Sandesh Kadur / Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) foraging. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.

Sandesh Kadur / Stump Tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides) female yawning in canopy holding infant. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.

Sandesh Kadur / Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) seen through undergrowth. Captive, member of a reintroduction project. Assam, eastern India.

Sandesh Kadur / Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina) on branch. Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.

Mary McDonald / Indian Peafowl / Blue Peafowl / Peacock (Pavo cristatus) male with large display fan tail. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Domesticated Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) baby sheltering under its mother, in chains. Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby playing with a stick by its mother. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) baby playing with a stick by its mother. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) mother with baby in tree. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Dhole / Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus). Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Mary McDonald / Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi) male. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) in leafless tree top. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Michael W. Richards / Baby Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) bath time with mother, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Bert Willaert / Trivandrum / Golden Frog (Hylarana aurantiaca) looking upwards. Western Ghats, India.

Bert Willaert / Male Humayun's Wrinkled Frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) calling next to egg clutches on leaves. Western Ghats, India.

Bert Willaert / Banded Ground Gecko (Geckoella deccanensis) portrait. Western Ghats, India, July.

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at sunset, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at end of the working day, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Wide angle view of baby Indian elephant, domesticated (Elephas maximus indicus), just a few days old standing below mothe'rs legs, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vivek Menon / Agricultural crops trampled by Indian elephant (Elephas maximus), India.

Laurent Geslin / Two Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} females suckling young, Sariska NP, India

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} drinking, Sariska NP, Rajasthan, India

Anup Shah / Young Southern plains grey / Hanuman langurs {Semnopithecus dussumieri} playing, jumping up for leaves, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India NOT FOR STOCK SALE, PLEASE CHECK WITH TIM A BEFORE...

Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cannibalism, male swallowing female on forest floor, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) hatching from egg, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Sandesh Kadur / Young King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) hatchling climbing branch with cup fungus, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) male and female courtship, Agumbe, Karnatka, India, captive

Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) with hood raised, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India

Sandesh Kadur / Greater adjutant storks (Leptoptilos dubius) at a landfill dite near the city of Guwahati, Assam, India, Critically Endangered

Sandesh Kadur / Termites (Isoptera) flying upwards towards a street lamp, India

Sandesh Kadur / Indian / Asian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) approaching, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

Jeff Rotman / Snake charmer with scorpions climbing over his hands and face, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, December 2007, Model released

Jeff Rotman / Irula Snake Tribe member holding vials of snake anti-venom for Viper, Krait and Cobra bites. Southern India.

Daniel Heuclin / Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) studio shot, captive, from India and East Pakistan

Bernard Castelein / Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus) walking with its trunk in its mouth. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, February.

Bernard Castelein / Hog Deer (Cervus / Axis / Hyelaphus porcinus) crossing a stream. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India, February.

Bernard Castelein / Hoolock Gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) male hanging from a branch. Assam, India, February.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother with cub riding on her back. Karnataka, India, April.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) female with large cubs (on right) trying to fight off rogue male. Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) mother and cubs with one riding on her back. Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) climbing on tree. Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) cub playing with with mother's paw. Karnataka, India, March.

Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) standing on hind legs by a rock. Karnataka, India, March.

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.

Axel Gomille / Portrait of a young adult male Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus). Karnataka, India, March.

Sandesh Kadur / Golden Langur (Trachypithecus / Presbytis geei) perching in a tree seen through dense foliage. Endangered. Assam, India, September.

Sandesh Kadur / Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) defensive display. Bhutan, June.

Axel Gomille / Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata) mother with infant. Karnataka, India.

Axel Gomille / Portrait of an Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Kaziranga National Park, India.

Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) raising its hood in a threat display. Karnataka, India.

Hermann Brehm / A young female Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) walking into water. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Hermann Brehm / A young female Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) walking into water. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Hermann Brehm / Young Tigress (Panthera tigris), 22 month, being frightened by a dead leaf. Banghavgarh National Park, India, April.

Matthew Maran / Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) mother and calf in long grass field. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Kristel Richard / Close-up of the eye of a tobiano Kathiawari stallion, Gujarat, India.

Kristel Richard / Silhouette of two traditionally dressed Indian riders, mounted on Kathiawari mares, backlit at sunset, in Gujarat, India, January 2011, Model released