Elephant carrying tourists on its back in the Reu river. Royal Chitwan National Park, the Terai, Nepal

Peasant women carrying harvest in woven baskets in mustard fields, Sauhara. Royal Chitwan National Park, the Terai, Nepal

Tourists on elephant back sighting rhino, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Children playing, Chitwan, Terai, Nepal

Baby elephants playing in the river, Chitwan Elephant Sanctuary, Nepal, Asia

Woman sitting on an elephant getting an elephant shower, Chitwan Elephant Sanctuary, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese gondolier in Chitwan National Forest, Nepal, Asia

Elephant with ranger, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Terai, Nepal, Asia

Crocodile sunning himself by a river, Chitwan Elephant Sanctuary, Nepal, Asia

Dawn over Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Terai, Nepal, Asia

Baby elephant walking, Chitwan Elephant Sanctuary, Nepal, Asia

Sunset over Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Terai, Nepal, Asia

Sunset over Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Terai, Nepal, Asia

Working elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) crossing a river at dawn, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Manaslu mountain range rising 8000m plus in the Himalayas, above the Terai plains, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) (Marsh Crocodile) on a riverbank, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Indian rhinoceros, (Rhinoceros unicornis) sleeping on a river, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Tour boat on a river trip, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Tourist enjoying elephant safari in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) (gavial) in the water, a Critically Endangered species, Crocodylidae Family, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Canoe on a riverbank at dawn, Chitwan National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Tourists on elephant back in long grass, viewing game in the Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Tourists on elephant back wait while elephants drink in the Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Indian Gharial, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Nepalese woman of the Tharu ethnic group, portrait, Chitwan, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese woman of the Tharu ethnic group, portrait, Chitwan, Nepal, Asia

Tourists on elephants in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal

indian Gharial Chitwan National Park in Nepal

Caravan crossing rapti river chitwan, nepal

Burning hide, nepa

Caravan crossing rapti river, chitwan, nepal

Goats jumping down an embankment to ford the river, followed by a cloud of dust, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Elephant (Elephantidae) bathing in Rapti River, Sauraha, Chitwan National Park, Terai Lowland, Nepal, Asia

Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) with rider, drinking, in water at sunset, silhouette, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Bicycle rental, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Little elephant (Elephas maximus), trunk takes grass out of a hand at Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) grazing in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, South Asia

Simple hut accommodating the United Jungle Guide Service Book Office, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Elephant Booking Office, agency in the Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) grazing in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, South Asia

Elephant Booking Office, agency in the Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Boats on the Rapti River, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

A boy poles his dugout canoe across the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park, Nepal on an early, misty morning on March 30, 2002. The canoes are the primary source of transport across the Rapti River that marks the northern border of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Elephants dressed, Elephant festival Chitwan Nepal

One-horned Asian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Chitwan National Park, Inner Terai lowlands, Nepal, Asia, Unesco World Heritage Site

Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) eating, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia, Unesco World Heritage Site

One-horned Asian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and young, Chitwan National Park, Inner Terai lowlands, Nepal, Asia, Unesco World Heritage Site

Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) two at sunset, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in the dust, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

One-horned Asian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Chitwan National Park, Inner Terai lowlands, Nepal, Asia, Unesco World Heritage Site