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Deep within the Western Ghats, snapshots from a world without us

Updated On May 19, 2017 10:57 PM IST
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Think of this as January. Everywhere you look in Agumbe, there are images that belong in a calendar. (Text by Roshni Nair; Photo: Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Think of this as January. Everywhere you look in Agumbe, there are images that belong in a calendar. (Text by Roshni Nair; Photo: Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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A checkered keelback rests on a lichen-covered log. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A checkered keelback rests on a lichen-covered log. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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Wild dogs prick their ears up. They know you’re out there, and they have a kill hidden in the brush. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Wild dogs prick their ears up. They know you’re out there, and they have a kill hidden in the brush. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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A female great hornbill, one of the endangered species that call the Western Ghats home. (Angadachappa) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A female great hornbill, one of the endangered species that call the Western Ghats home. (Angadachappa)

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A marvellously bendy green vine snake, texture like a rubber tyre. (Manu Gangadhar) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A marvellously bendy green vine snake, texture like a rubber tyre. (Manu Gangadhar)

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This bright-coated fellow is a Malabar giant squirrel. It is among the species endemic to the Western Ghats rainforest, which means they are found nowhere else in the world. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This bright-coated fellow is a Malabar giant squirrel. It is among the species endemic to the Western Ghats rainforest, which means they are found nowhere else in the world. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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The dancing angel orchid. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The dancing angel orchid. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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An arachnid in its sunlit web. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An arachnid in its sunlit web. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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A baby king cobra. The Agumbe valley has India’s highest density of king cobras. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A baby king cobra. The Agumbe valley has India’s highest density of king cobras. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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The Malabar lark, with its endearing crest, is found nowhere else on the planet. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Malabar lark, with its endearing crest, is found nowhere else on the planet. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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A male Malabar trogon, another endemic species. (Subramanya CK) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A male Malabar trogon, another endemic species. (Subramanya CK)

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The Nilgiri forest lizard, also found nowhere else on the planet. Look at that spiky spine and long-toed foot! (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Nilgiri forest lizard, also found nowhere else on the planet. Look at that spiky spine and long-toed foot! (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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The Sri Lankan Frogmouth is always surprised to see you. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Sri Lankan Frogmouth is always surprised to see you. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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Wild boar scat. Poop is one of the most helpful clues when you’re trying to figure out who your neighbours are, and how they live, in the rainforest. (.) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Wild boar scat. Poop is one of the most helpful clues when you’re trying to figure out who your neighbours are, and how they live, in the rainforest. (.)

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The Agume Rainforest Research Station, which was home for two weeks. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Agume Rainforest Research Station, which was home for two weeks. (Dhiraj Bhaisare / ARRS)

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