We flew last Friday from Delhi south to Cochin. Then we were transported by car from the coast up into the mountains called the Western Ghats. We spent three nights way out in the country near an old British Hill Station called Munnar. We were at 6500 feet, surrounded by tea and cardamom plantations. Up above those are open grasslands and we saw some great animals and birds. This first photo is a Nilgiri Thar, a type of Ibex. There are only 2000 of these left in the world and more than 1000 of those are here in Eravikulum National Park. Although severely endangered, they are not the least bit afraid of humans, and came right up close.
