1995, India: by setting off a camera trap, a female tiger captures her own image in Bandhavgarh national park.
National Geographic is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2013. Here is a selection of photographs published by the magazine and the stories behind them.
Photograph: Michael Nicholls/National Geographic Stock
Someone doesn’t like having their photograph taken. Sumatran tiger Ana roars at Ragunan Zoo, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photograph: Syahrul Ramadan/Barcroft Media
“This is a very special tiger. He is one of fewer than 500 wild, critically endangered Sumatran tigers. It was a huge challenge for Steve to photograph one, as those that have escaped poaching and forest clearance are mostly confined to patches of forests or the mountains and are extremely shy.”
From our gallery of Veolia Environment wildlife photographer of the year shots
Photograph: Steve Winter/2012 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Rex Features
A shot from this week’s week in wildlife gallery:
An old tiger (left) is confronted by a younger, stronger tiger over a sambar deer kill. The tiger population of India is facing ‘total disaster’ due to tourism ban
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Ranchi, India: A Bengal tiger is hosed down by a spray of water at Birsa Munda zoological park - one of today’s selection for the ‘24 hours in pictures’ gallery
A selection of stories, photos, quotes, video and audio from guardian.co.uk, curated by James Walsh, Hannah Waldram, Carmen Fishwick and the Guardian's editorial team. We are also editors of the news tag.
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