PHOTOS: Captivating images show the diversity of India's secretive wild cats

The Indian subcontinent boasts 15 species of wild cat – a number unmatched anywhere in the world. And they come in all shapes and sizes, as these insightful images reveal.

Reaching a length of around 3 feet, the clouded leopard is classed as vulnerable in its Indian habitat of the Himalayan foothills. With specially adapted ankles to allow efficient tree climbing, they can even hang upside down from branches. This image was captured using a camera trap by National Geographic Fellow Sandesh Kadur, for the documentary India's Wild Leopards – which premieres on National Geographic Wild on 6th February.

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