Humans are far too fascinated with the concept of zoos, capturing animals and gawking at them has been a much-loved setting. However, animals are at their happiest in their natural environment, and wildlife photography exhibits that eternal beauty.
At a time when many wildlife species are endangered and facing the threat of extinction, it is imperative to conserve the habitat of wild animals for them to thrive. Many species are labeled as endangered in the IUCN Red List. Here is a photolog of animals in their natural environment bringing out the beauty of species in their habitual surroundings.
Looks like somebody stirred trouble with the wrong folks.
Image: Mohan Thomas
This photograph juxtaposes the animals in their natural environment and the proximity of ever-encroaching urban expansion.
Image: Joseph Dominic Anthony
The waterside meetup of this cute little beaver family is absolutely adorable.
Image: Oliver Richter
The lone polar bear wandering in Svalbard Islands, a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, where global warming has disrupted the natural habitat.
Image: Mohan Thomas
Spotting these elusive animals in their natural environment is pretty hard, but this six-month-old snow leopard cub decided to rest among rocks instead of following its mother and copying her movements.
Image: Frédéric Larrey
Taken in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, where the tigers are particularly shy and refuse to come on the road, the photographer got lucky in capturing this irritated tiger in the rain.
Image: Mohan Thomas
This snow-ball-hare caught amid a snowstorm is a gorgeous sight to behold.
Image: Andy Parkinson
Perching on a tree, this majestic leopard stares right at the camera.
Image: Mohan Thomas
Ah! Well, we all have been there with our siblings when sticking our tongue out is the ultimate strategy to irritate them.
Image: Barney Koszalka
A grizzly bear with a freshly hunted fish in its mouth.
Image: Mohan Thomas
Wow! These two are up to some monkey business.
Image: Sergey Savvi
This picture shows the beauty of India’s Kaziranga National Park – where a rhino, a peacock and a proud little bird can be seen together in one frame.
Image: Kallol Mukherjee
Leopards are very agile and skilled climbers. They perch atop trees to get a good view of their surroundings and their prey.
Image: Mohan Thomas
Seems like this one is not interested in sharing its meal with the sibling.
Image: Krisztina Scheeff
After a happy meal and nap, the king of the jungle is stretching its limbs.
Image: Mohan Thomas
These big lizards are locked in an embrace or are they doing the tango?
Image: Sergey Savvi
A pair of common kestrel and magpie sitting on a tree, though they don’t appear to be friends.
Image: Salvador Colvée Nebot
A Marmot family is gathered up at the hilltop to discuss the changing climate in Austria.
Image: Michael Schober
Black panther in India is a rare and precious sight to behold.
Image: Mohan Thomas
A colony of emperor penguins in Snow Hill island off the east coast of the Antarctic peninsula.
Image: Yaz Loukhal
It is playtime for this polar bear family. Even though their natural habitat is losing, these creatures remain ever so playful and elusive.
Image: Steve Levi
A huge lion lying atop a large granite rock, as a cold wind picked up and blew across the vast open plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania.
Image: Wim van den Heever
The endangered species is hard to be seen, but at locations such as Little Farmer’s Cay in the Bahamas, green turtles can be observed with ease
Image: Thomas Peschak
This penguin couple in Atka Bay, Antarctica exhibits their love for each other at sundown.
Image: Stefan Christmann
A chick flamingo with its mother in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in the state of Yucatán, which is home to Mexico’s largest flock of Caribbean flamingos.
Image: Claudio Contreras Koob