Special Mention | Animal Portraits
A spyhopping Irrawaddy Dolphin checks out the foreign inhabitants on the boat for a full-minute before diving back into the water. The cetacean behaviour of rising out of the water and holding a vertical position to find out what is happening above the surface is proof of their curiosity and intelligence. This brackish water lagoon in Odisha is the single largest habitat of Irrawaddy Dolphins in the world with as many as 155 individuals.