A dragon fly seems to be cooling off to escape the summer heat in a cistern at the Buddhist heritage site in Thotlakonda, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K. R. Deepak.
Ring-tailed lemurs at the Indira Gandhi Zoological park in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. They were gifted by Israel from Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. Photo: K. R. Deepak
A bee on an almond flower in an orchard in Srinagar as spring arrives after a long spell of winter in the Kashmir valley. Photo: Nissar Ahmad.
A Geese and a duckling at the VOC Park Zoo in Coimbatore on a hot afternoon. Photo: M. Periasamy.
The larva of a butterfly feasting on star suculent plant at thebiodiversity park on the premises of Rani Chandramati Devi hospital inVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Photo: C. V. Subrahmanyam
A one horned Rhino surrounded by cattle inside the Pobitora Wildlifesanctuary in Assam, It shelters more than 93 rhinos within its 39.19sqkm area which is grappling with problems of food scarcity. Photo:Ritu Raj Konwar.
A pair of Flamingos at Pulikat lake, Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam.
A flock of Egrets return home at dusk in the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar.
A Hoopoe in the premises of Police Commissioner’s office in Mysuru, Karnataka. Photo: Anurag Basavraj
A pair Asiatic Water Buffalo at the Kaziranga Nationa Park in Assam, which has a large expanse on elephant grass and marshlands over the flood plains of Brahmaputa. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar.
Olive Ridley hatchling kept in a tub before being released into the sea at Narambai, Puducherry. Photo: S. Samraj.
A Spotted Starling eating berries at Kakarrahalli lake in Mysuru, Karnataka. Photo: M. A. Sriram.
A group of Swamp deer at the Kaziranga National Park which is spread over 858 sqkm and located in the floodplains of both sides of river Brahmaputra. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar.