Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

The Royal Bengal Tiger showing his aggressiveness after having a good bath at the nearby pond during the peak of the summer season at Bandhavgarh National Park.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/8, ISO 800 | Location: Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Photography by Santosh Kumar Mahalik, Odisha, India

Pond Heron

Pond herons are herons, typically 40–50 cm long with an 80–100 cm wingspan. Most breed in the tropical Old World, but the migratory squacco heron occurs in southern Europe and the Middle East and winters in Africa.

Exif: 1/1250s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Photography by Prakash Maharana, Odisha, India

White-bellied Sea Eagle

The White-bellied Sea-Eagle has white on the head, rump and underparts and dark grey on the back and wings. In-flight the black flight feathers on the wings are easily seen when the bird is viewed from below.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

It is the largest of Africa’s big cats and is commonly referred to as the “King of the Jungle”. Lions are the most sociable member of the larger cat family.

Exif: 1/1200s, ƒ/3.2, ISO 200 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya

Photography by Sovan Das, Odisha, India

The brown-winged kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is found along the north and eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal, occurring in the countries of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.

Exif: 1/200s, ƒ/6.3, ISO 400 | Location: Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha

Photography by Srimant Das, Odisha, India

Purple-rumped Sunbird

A colorful sunbird; the male has a green metallic crown and shoulder patch, a dark brown body with purple a rump, a purple throat, lemon-yellow underparts, and whitish flanks. The female is light grayish-brown above and pale yellow below.

Exif: 1/800s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 2000 | Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Photography by Srikrishna Das, Odisha, India

Thirsty Tiger

Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they’re thirsty. That’s prayer. They don’t live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.

Exif: 1/1600s, ƒ/5.6, ISO 400 | Location: Mangalajodi Wetland, Odisha

Photography by Abhilash Kar, Odisha, India

The cheetah is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h, and as such has several adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail.

Exif: 1/500s, ƒ/2.8, ISO 200 | Location: Masai Mara, Kenya