This Kalamkari artwork is a tribute to endangered species worldwide, the ones depicted here being : The Mountain Gorilla, The Bengal Tiger, Axolotl Fish and the Orange bellied parrot. Motifs drawn in the ancient art of Kalamkari include natural elements and divine characters. There is no better way to depict one of the most important environmental crises that we face today, than in an art form which itself shows reverence to nature in its most authentic form.