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#12993274

16 Nov 2025

Crows sit on the high-lying wire in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 16, 2025, during a foggy winter morning. Winter in Nepal is generally cold, dry, and sunny. The temperature in Kathmandu, the country's capital, can drop to 0?C (32?F) at night, and the higher altitudes can get much colder. Snow is common in the higher Himalayan regions, but in the lower elevations, winter is usually dry and sunny.

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#12984424

13 Nov 2025

An injured snow leopard cub, which is rescued one year ago from Morang, is seen inside its enclosure at the Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on November 13, 2025. Snow leopards are typically found at elevations above 2,500 meters, but this one is discovered in the Tarai lowlands at just 150 meters -- a rare occurrence of high-elevation species found in lowland regions. Similar cases are reported in Mongolia and Russia, where snow leopards and Himalayan wolves are recorded around 500 meters.

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#12984425

13 Nov 2025

An injured snow leopard cub, which is rescued one year ago from Morang, is seen inside its enclosure at the Central Zoo in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, on November 13, 2025. Snow leopards are typically found at elevations above 2,500 meters, but this one is discovered in the Tarai lowlands at just 150 meters -- a rare occurrence of high-elevation species found in lowland regions. Similar cases are reported in Mongolia and Russia, where snow leopards and Himalayan wolves are recorded around 500 meters.

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#8565632

20 Jul 2022

Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith is a large and colourful bumble bee that serves as an important pollinator that mainly inhabits cold and temperate habitats at high latitudes and elevations, especially in alpine environments and early in the flowering season. Due to cold-adapted (thermoregulatory) abilities, the longest mountain range in the world The Himalayas is home to various diverse bumble bees. A Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith bumble bee feeding nectar from the Dahlia flowers at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 13/06/2022.

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#8565638

20 Jul 2022

Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith is a large and colourful bumble bee that serves as an important pollinator that mainly inhabits cold and temperate habitats at high latitudes and elevations, especially in alpine environments and early in the flowering season. Due to cold-adapted (thermoregulatory) abilities, the longest mountain range in the world The Himalayas is home to various diverse bumble bees. A Bombus (Orientalibombus) haemorrhoidalis Smith bumble bee feeding nectar from the Dahlia flowers at Mangpoo, West Bengal, India on 13/06/2022.

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#7619118

10 Jan 2022

Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2010. It is a venerable species due to deforestation and active hunting for its body parts. It is morphologically similar to prehistoric bears.

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10 Jan 2022

Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) at the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 31, 2010. It is a venerable species due to deforestation and active hunting for its body parts. It is morphologically similar to prehistoric bears.

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#308426

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308427

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308428

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308429

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308430

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308431

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308432

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308434

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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#308436

27 Oct 2014

In the city of El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia on 26th October 2104, is the ring located at higher elevations in the world at about 4070 meters high, in which every Sunday performed wrestling ring called Titans in which wrestlers face against women Cholitas known.

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