ABOVE: A collared hedgehog
rolls up into a ball, the typical
defensive posture. The spines
protect it from predators such
as foxes, mongooses and owls.
Endemic to South Asia,
it doesn’t hibernate
during winter, unlike its
temperate-zone cousins.
RIGHT: An Indian wild ass
gallops across the flooded Rann.
It is one of the fastest animals
in the country, clocking
between 70 and 80 kmph.
During the rains, when the Rann
becomes flooded, the asses
graze on islands of grass.
This is also the season when
jacks seek out jennies in oestrus.Portfolio
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