Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge

West Asia: Nepal & India

Art Wolfe travels by elephant deep into Kipling country in search of the last of the planet’s Bengal tigers. He captures images of mahouts—handlers bound to the elephants they’ve cared for from childhood—as they bathe and tend to their animals. In Nepal, Art encounters exotic wildlife including rare Asian rhinos, elusive sloth bears, and crocodile-like primeval Gharials.

West Asia: Nepal & India

26m 48s

Art Wolfe travels by elephant deep into Kipling country in search of the last of the planet’s Bengal tigers. He captures images of mahouts—handlers bound to the elephants they’ve cared for from childhood—as they bathe and tend to their animals. In Nepal, Art encounters exotic wildlife including rare Asian rhinos, elusive sloth bears, and crocodile-like primeval Gharials.

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