The first field study on the Nicobar treeshrew on Great Nicobar Island revealed some unexpected results. In the locality of South Bay adjoining the Galathea National Park situated at the southern extremity of the island, these little known mammals are members of an unusual foraging association. Nicobar treeshrews forage extensively with Greater Racket-tailed Drongos and a sparrowhawk in an alliance driven both by foraging efficiency and predator avoidance.

The general consensus is that red pandas Ailurus fulgens are related to raccoons, and giant pandas Ailuropoda melanoleuca to bears. But neither the fossil record nor blood protein analysis are able to give us a definitive answer. For now, therefore, the red panda you see in this image has been placed in its own unique family – the Ailuridae and the more famous giant panda in the bear family Ursidae.

Following the biphonic yips and whistles of a dhole Cuon alpinus pack, as its members run down their quarry deep in an Indian forest, has to be amongst the most dramatic, awe-inspiring wildlife events anyone could hope to witness. I have seen such hunts up close and cannot, for the life of me, understand how over a dozen dogs, out of sight of each other in thick forest, can be so well coordinated that they can collectively hone in on one out of a large herd of deer, i

Haryana is dry in early February, the winter struggling with the approaching spring for supremacy. I was on one of my usual birding trips in the dry flats just south of Sultanpur National Park when I noticed a flicker of movement to my right.