Did you know that the Asiatic Wild Ass is a fawn coloured donkey? Did you know there existed an Asiatic Wild Ass? That and a whole lot more gyan on Indian wildlife comes your way in Wild Wonders of India, a coffee table book by Biswajit Roy Chowdhury. What will strike you about this book, and most likely stay with you for a long time, are Roy Chowdhury’s photographs. Shot in the glint of a setting sun, he makes the Indian Rock Python look like a work of art, while the Ruddy Kingfisher; bright orange against dry branches, could very well be your screen saver. There is a heady dose of knowledge, we learn about animals, birds, endangered species, national reserves, and it’s a encyclopaedic narrative style—nothing gripping. The visuals are so gripping that you are bound to keep turning pages.