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boar
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maharashtra
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A dark-haired wild boar stands on dry ground against a pink wall.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A cat with a curled tail walks on a sidewalk next to a metal fence.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A cat with a curled tail walks on a sidewalk next to a metal fence.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A cat with a curled tail walks on a sidewalk next to a metal fence.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A small, light brown tabby cat with its mouth open stands on a sidewalk next to a metal fence, looking towards the camera.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A cat with a curled tail walks on a sidewalk next to a metal fence.
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cat
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maharashtra
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A cat with a curled tail walks on a sidewalk next to a metal fence.
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cat
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kerala
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A white cat with brown and gray patches stands on a paved surface, looking downwards.
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cormorant
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kerala
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A cormorant perches on a submerged object in a calm body of water, with large leaves and a boat in the background.
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cow
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maharashtra
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A black and white cow stands in front of a white wall.
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cow
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kerala
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A brown cow with short horns lies on a patch of green grass.
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cow
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maharashtra
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A thin white calf with a rope around its neck stands in front of a brick wall.
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cow
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maharashtra
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A white calf with a braided rope around its neck stretches its head towards a person's outstretched hand.
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dog
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maharashtra
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A small, light brown and white dog sits on a paved surface, looking at the camera.
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dog
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maharashtra
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A small brown and white dog sits on a grey surface, looking to the side.
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funambulus_palmarum
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maharashtra
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A palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) peeks out from a dark opening above a textured white wall.
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funambulus_palmarum
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maharashtra
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An Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) with distinct stripes on its back forages on a paved surface.
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funambulus_palmarum
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maharashtra
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An Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) with prominent stripes on its back looks directly at the camera while on a grey ground surface.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A young macaque looks towards the camera from a concrete ledge, next to a red and white cooler.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A young macaque sits on the ground, looking to the side.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A young macaque sits on the ground amidst debris, with its eyes closed.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A macaque with a pink face sits on a concrete ledge with greenery in the background.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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Several macaques stand on a concrete wall.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A macaque climbs up a vertical rope next to a stone wall, with a hazy sky and distant hills in the background.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A macaque sits on a rocky outcrop, looking to its left, with a blurred background of a hilly landscape and distant figures.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A macaque sits on a rocky outcrop, looking to its left, with a blurred background of a hilly landscape and distant figures.
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macaque
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maharashtra
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A macaque sits on a rocky outcrop, looking to its left, with a blurred background of a hilly landscape.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) sits amongst the green leaves of a tree.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) rests on a tree branch, looking away from the camera.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) sits on a tree branch, looking upwards.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) perches on a tree branch, gazing to the side.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) is partially obscured by tree branches, with its face and upper body visible against a bright sky.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) is partially obscured by tree branches, with its face and upper body visible against a bright sky.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus ) sits in the crotch of a tree, looking slightly upwards.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) sits on a stone wall, looking to the side, with green foliage in the background.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) reclines on a tree branch, looking towards the camera.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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Three gray langurs (Semnopithecus) sit on rocks, with one looking towards the camera, and a black trash can and people's legs in the background.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) sits next to a smaller langur on a rock, with the larger one looking to the side.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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Two gray langurs (Semnopithecus) sit near stairs with bright pink flowers in the background.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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Two gray langurs (Semnopithecus) sit near stairs with bright pink flowers in the background.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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Two gray langurs (Semnopithecus) sit near stairs with bright pink flowers in the background.
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semnopithecus
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maharashtra
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A gray langur (Semnopithecus) sits on a path, looking upwards with people walking in the background.
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tiger
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maharashtra
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A tiger walks away from the camera on a road lined with trees and sparse vegetation.
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YAML Metadata
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empty or missing yaml metadata in repo card
(https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/datasets-cards)
This repository contains a curated set of high-resolution wildlife photographs from India, each annotated with species, location and descriptive captions. All images were captured with the same camera under consistent settings, making this dataset suitable for computer‐vision tasks such as classification, captioning and species recognition.
Dataset Overview
This India Animals Dataset includes 43 images of nine animal categories from Maharashtra and Kerala:
- boar
- cat
- cormorant
- cow
- dog
- palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
- macaque
- gray langur (Semnopithecus)
- tiger
Every image is accompanied by:
- a human-written caption
- the geographic location where it was taken
- the common name of the species
Repository Structure
.
├── images/
│ ├── boar-001.jpeg
│ ├── cat-001.jpeg
│ ├── ...
│ └── tiger-001.jpeg
├── metadata.csv
└── README.md
metadata.csv
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| filename | Image file name (e.g. semnopithecus-012.jpeg) |
| animal | Common name of the species |
| location | State in India where the photo was taken (Maharashtra or Kerala) |
| caption | Brief description of the scene |
Image Specifications
All photographs were taken with a Sony ILCE-6600 camera using the following settings:
- Resolution: 6000 × 4000 pixels
- Color space: RGB (Display P3 profile)
Usage
Load metadata and image paths in Python:
import pandas as pd
from PIL import Image
# Load annotations
df = pd.read_csv("metadata.csv")
# Example: open first image and print its caption
row = df.iloc[0]
img = Image.open(f"images/{row.filename}")
print(row.caption)
img.show()
For training on Hugging Face Hub:
from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("NoeFlandre/IndiaAnimals", split="train")
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite as:
@misc{india-animals-2025,
title = {India Animals Dataset},
author = {Noé Flandre},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/NoeFlandre/IndiaAnimals}}
}
License
This work is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Feel free to use and adapt these images and annotations, provided you give appropriate credit.
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