India wildlife

The only elephant we encountered on our trip:



This is a gaur, or Indian bison:




Sambar deer:




A mongoose:


Wild boars:






Indian river otters:


Muntjac, or barking deer:


A chameleon in Chennai:




Malabar Giant Squirrel:


Poisonous lizard near a cardamom plantation:


Is this a leaf or an insect? It was difficult to tell at first, until I got closer:


Here is another one, with the wings fully outstretched:


Proof that not all butterflies in India are about function only: