Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking at night, with monsoon clouds and lightning. Kanha National Park, Central India. Dominant male (T29)

Yashpal Rathore / Small tree frog (Rhacophorus lateralis) at night under starry sky, Western Ghats. India. Endangered and endemic to Western Ghats.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) and resident female (T27) cooling off in a watering hole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) and resident female (T27) cooling off in a waterhole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female (T27) acting cautiously as dominant male (T29) approaches watering hole Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) tigress (T32) feeding on Spotted deer / Chital (Axis axis) killed by her earlier that day while her young cub watches. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera...

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male (T29) walking on mud dam wall. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigirs) tigress, stopping due to sound from camera while patrolling, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) (T27) walking on bund / dam wall trail. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) dominant male approaching 'Beja pani' waterhole, Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.

Yashpal Rathore / Composite image of Fireflies synchronize display just after first shower of monsoon, on moonless night. India.

Yashpal Rathore / Kottigehar dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis) male calling and displaying to attract female by waving foot, Agumbe, Western Ghats, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Kottigehar dancing frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis) male calling and displaying to attract female by waving foot, Agumbe, Western Ghats, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) cubs riding on mothers back, Daroiji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) cub riding on mothers back, Daroiji Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) foraging for food, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Jayarami Bush frog (Raorchestes jayarami), inflating vocal sac, calling to attract mate, Endemic to Western Ghats. Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), herd passing through Sal tree forest. Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), herd drinking water and crossing Mountain River at dawn, Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephants (Elephas maximus), dust bathing at dawn. Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), herd with few days old calf crossing forest path. Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) young female play fighting. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), female charging, Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) matriarch leading heard out of forest into grassland. Jim Corbett National Park, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) silhouette of herd grazing at sunset. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) male bathing at sunset. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) male taking dust bath. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle fisheye perspective of feeding cranes. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February, 2015

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) resting on sand dunes during winter migration, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. March.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle view with cloudy sky, Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) low angle view of birds flying and landing near the chugga ghar (bird feeding enclosure ) in Khichan Village, durin their annual migration. Western Rajasthan, Ind...

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) silhouetted at dusk on a wall during their winter migration.Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. February.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) flying at sunrise during migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) pair flying at sunrise during winter migration. Western Rajasthan, India. December.

Yashpal Rathore / Low angle view of Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying and feeding during winter migration. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.

Yashpal Rathore / Demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) flying silhouetted and framed by Jarokha (carved windows) of a Haveli or townhouse. Khichan, Western Rajasthan, India. December.

Yashpal Rathore / Portrait of photographer Yashpal Rathore, India

Yashpal Rathore / Two Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) silhouetted, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Creative portrait of African lioness (Panthera leo) Masai Mara, Kenya

Yashpal Rathore / Creative portrait of Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocua) pack, Masai Mara, Kenya

Yashpal Rathore / Creative portrait of Deccan ground gecko, (Cyrtodactylus deccanens) in the rain, northern Western Ghats, India.

Yashpal Rathore / Creative portrait of Malabar pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) endemic species of Amboli, Western Ghats, India

Yashpal Rathore / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd with calf, silhouetted, Botswana

Yashpal Rathore / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, silhouetted, Botswana