B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 12-28-2022

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MB3 female of Kanha with her cub. Dec/2022

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Neela Nala. Dec/2022

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Neela Nala near Mukki gate. Dec/2022

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Baisanghat. April/2022

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Paras looking a lot better. Dec/2022

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the new male that has been shadowing Taru all over Moharli buffers. arguably the only male that hasn’t suffered a massive injury or any major injury against Taru and he remains one of the toughest opponent Taru has faced yet. news of their back and forth fights since the beginning of this month has kept everyone wondering. Dec/2022

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Maya with her cub. Dec/2022

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C1 from Kolsa. Dec/2022

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CM. Dec/2022

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Bhanuskhindi female with her cubs. Dec/2022

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Male tiger from Shuklaphanta, Nepal. Dec/2022

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male tiger from Chitwan. Dec/2022

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Dudhwa male. Dec/2022

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Bhadraullah male from Dudhwa. Dec/2022

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Dudhwa male from 2011 camera trap.

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male tiger from the Sunderbans. Dec/2022

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T101/Badal/Hades from Ranthambore. Dec/2022

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T120/Ganesh from Ranthambore. Dec/2022

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Bhalu Saut female from Corbett. Dec/2022

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - DaveB - 12-28-2022

Neela Nala looks super impressive now. Seems to have bulked up even more!

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - DaveB - 12-28-2022

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Jamhol of Bandhavgarh has bulked up and looking impressive in Dec'22

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Another impressive male called 'Jobiwah' Male sighted in 2022 and is said to be bigger than Jamhol.

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-01-2023

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looks like the tiger that was caught in Umananda Island turned out to be from Orang, NP. he was released in Nameri Tiger Reserve on Christmas day.

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male tiger from Dudhwa. Dec/2022

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Shiva from Pilibhit. Dec/2022

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male tiger from Pilibhit. Dec/2022

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Durga female from Dudhwa. Dec/2022

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The ray of light

There is a female very famous of Kishanpur, Dudhwa called as beldanda, she use to go to a water hole called as beldanda, people use to take her Photographes, she was the most famous tigress to ever walk Kishanpur then she matted with a male tiger and got cubs to, she use to go to that water hole only, no tiger or tigress ever defeated her untill this one on your screens. This tigress beated her took the throne of that area but still beldanda comes to that water hole sometimes to mark her presence. Dec/2022

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Natraj sighted in Kolsa zone. Dec/2022

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A male sub-adult from Kuwani's fifth litter seperated from her and his 2 siblings in the Winter of 2022. After his seperation he started moving towards the Mamla zone where he found himself in between other males and was unsuccessful in carving a territory for himself.
The young male was later seen in Kolara buffer after which he was absconding for quite sometime, until recently, when he was sighted in Kolara Core, at the Tadoba lake.
This is Kuwani's fourth male cub who made his way to the Tadoba range from Kolsa.

Interestingly, all the males who have come from Kolsa so far, have been noted to leave their territory within 2 years despite being in their prime. We have perceived this behaviour in 3 males who have originated from the Kolsa range and migrated to the Tadoba range.

Write up by Mahek Vyas

Image credit left side : Venky

Right image unknown photographer

credits to Jignesh Patel. Dec/2022

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female from zari peth buffer. Dec/2022

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Taru from Agarzari. Dec/2022

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Dadyal sighted in Kolsa zone. Dec/2022

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Maya with her lone male cub, one of the boldest cub i have seen for his age. Dec/2022

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Maya’s little one. Dec/2022

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CM. Dec/2022

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the new male sighted in Agarzari is now being called “Shambhu”. Dec/2022

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888 male from Melghat. Dec/2022

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male tiger from Pench, Sillari. Dec/2022

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Shiva, son of R2 from Satpura. Dec/2022

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Tarzan from Satpura. @Rage2277 do you know if he’s one of the R1 boys? he looks like Ravan a lot.
Dec/2022

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M1 from Kanha. March/2022

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M1. May/2022

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DB3 from Kanha. Dec/2022

also, Happy New Year to all of you!

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Rage2277 - 01-02-2023

that young male seems more likely son of ravan based off appearance @Roflcopters

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-06-2023

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Pinstripe male of Kaziranga bulking up for the winter. Jan/2023

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Kaziranga male, I can’t really tell who it is from the stripes. Jan/2023

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King of Burapahar range, Kaziranga. Dec/2022

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2 of the Big 5 of Kaziranga. Male tiger in the background with a rhino. Dec/2022

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2 of the big 5.

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big 5 of Kaziranga.

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Male tiger from Pilbhit. Jan/2023

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Male tiger from Chitwan. 2008

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CM. Jan/2023

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Maya and her little cub. Jan/2023

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Jr Aishwarya, the Queen of Chora buffer. this is one of Wagdoh’s and Aishwarya’s daughter from 2015 litter. pic is from Nov/2022.

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male tiger from chora buffer. Dec/2022

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4 mark male from Teliya buffer, Pench. July/2021

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Bhoindabra male from Kanha. Jan/2023

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - L-954 - 01-07-2023

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strong Dudhwa Tiger

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Bitishannah - 01-08-2023

Is it carrying the wooden log?

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-09-2023

(01-08-2023, 02:06 PM)Bitishannah Wrote: Is it carrying the wooden log?

pretty sure that’s a tree branch. similar to this one below or possibly a fallen tree resting on top of something. either way, a tiger will never be able to carry a log that size.

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RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-13-2023

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L mark male, the face of Pench, MP. Jan/2023

born to Raiyakassa male and langdi female in 2016, at 6 years of age. he rules one of the biggest areas in Pench, MP tourism zone. very similar to how his father once ruled the prime areas of Pench, MP for nearly a decade and sired over 40+ cubs.

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Raiyakassa male

the Czar of Pench

Legend has it that a woman named Raiyya Bai worshipped a tree in the middle of the forest of the modern-day Pench National Park. The husband who was vexed with his wife – Raiyya Bai’s unflinching endearment for the tree, axed the tree. The grief stricken Raiyya Bai committed suicide; the tree bled from its chopped trunk, and the blood continued to flow for many days, getting collected in a pool – a kassa – as it’s called in local language. The area, hence, came to be known as Raiyyakassa.

Hailing from this realm is a leviathan tiger who went on to become an interminable monarch, incontestable and unblemished, with paramount sovereignty, forging territories but forgoing wars. He was known as Raiyyakassa (also called Sula, named after a wine-glass-shaped stripe on lower-left-flank).

During 2008-09 period, Collarwali (the resident tigress) was ruling one of the most fertile territories of Pench TR with her second litter, fathered by an old male. Raiyyakassa, a young tiger had just entered the territory, challenging the queen and posing an imminent threat to her cubs.

He was fondly called ‘bade muh wala male’ – which translates to a male with a big head. He probably ousted the aging tigers, and soon started to expand.

The status naturalis of any pantherine entity is bellum internicinum – a bloody war, for establishing forma imperii – sovereignty. At the top of the game, the most powerful and most intelligent felids, tigers, while engaging in an insuperable hostility, renounce wars.

The eastern and the south-eastern portion of the park were ruled by a tiger known as BMW. His aspirations to expand never materialized wholly because he was already courting two tigresses – BadiMaa and her daughter Baghin-Nallah female. Collarwali, the other daughter of BadiMaa had ousted BadiMaa and occupied her territory much earlier.

Without a king to this territory, the kingdom squarely fell into the hands of the new male – Raiyyakassa. Raiyyakassa held the fort and even expanded the territory, into what would become one of the biggest territories ruled by any king.

Raiyyakassa and Collarwali went on to build the greatest empire ever, in probably, the entire history of tigers.

Collarwali gave birth to the first litter from Raiyyakassa, in October 2010; delivered a whopping 5 cubs – 4 females and 1 male; something that was never heard of in wild, till that point of time. Only a tigress in the prime of her health with access to the best prey could achieve such a feat. One of the females of this litter known as Pahad-Dev or Patdev tellingly delivered a litter of 5 cubs in December 2019.

With the animal receiving more protection, the tiger numbers increased, and the territories shrunk, relatively. Turf wars became common, and tigers waged bloody battles. National parks such as Tadoba, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Ranthambore witnessed the rise and fall of kingdoms in a quicker succession.

However, thwarting every possible attack from intruders, his own sons, and his archnemesis - BMW, and expanding the empire at the same time, Raiyyakassa became a force to reckon with, holding onto the throne for the longest time – perhaps the longest ever by any tiger. The implications of his rule are far fletching.

It is generally believed that tigers don’t have a role in raising the cubs like the tigresses do, but they build an invisible fortress around the families, protecting them, and when offered the highest order of protection, a tigress promulgates her tribe, fluently. Collarwali and Raiyyakassa raised 19 cubs in 6 litters, the highest ever, in the wild (or even in captivity) – most of the tigresses in the wild cannot even raise 19 cubs in their entire lifetime. The stellar part of this story is that many of these 19 cubs survived to subadulthood.

In June 2018, after a decade of tranquility, Raiyyakassa was probably injured for the first time ever. His nose bled and the unblemished mighty king that never fought a war then on carried the mark of a warrior – the scar on the nasal cavity.

The mighty kingdom fell, and the reign almost ended. In the mid of October 2018, the same male that had fought with him banished Raiyyakassa, out from the territory that Raiyyakassa built and augmented.

Raiyyakassa moved over to another territory, where he lived the life of a king in exile, before finally breathing his last, on 20th July 2021.

His son, the mighty L-mark, from the litter of Langdi tigress, has taken over his territory. He supposedly fathered the latest (and perhaps the last) litter of Collarwali but he couldn’t provide her the protection like his father did. One of the cubs of this litter was killed by a subadult of Langdi (half-brother of L-mark).

Raiyyakassa was a league of his own. He solemnly renounced wars, was an epitome of a tiger’s dominion, an embodiment of all that symbolized stability, power and sovereignty. His authority was visible in his demeanour which was unequivocally aristocratic with a flux of dapper and suave movements – the czar of Pench in the truest sense.

Raiyakassa ruled Pench, MP for nearly a decade before being ousted by Bhagoda male in June 2018, here is Bhagoda (below)

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Bhagoda/T21. the new king of Pench, Turiya. he was around 8 years old in 2018.

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Bhagoda - 2018

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Bhagoda in May 2018, a month before his fight with Raiyakassa.

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2018

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May 2018

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Bhagoda in 2019, a worthy king that ruled parts of Turiya and Karmajhari. he was found dead in 2020 under mysterious circumstances. they found a football-sized hairball in his stomach.

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Bhagoda 2020

https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/death-of-tiger-with-respiratory-illness-in-india-raises-covid-19-fears_3301589.html

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L mark seen in Turiya - Feb/2020

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L mark in March/2020

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here is Monga male, another male that was seen in Turiya. most likely son of Raiyakassa from one of his last litter. 2020

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Monga in 2021, he wasn't seen after this. most likely pushed out by L mark male for good.

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this is perhaps one of the most elusive males of Pench, most people don't even know about him. he was a dominant male from Rukhad buffer that ruled the area since. 2013-2020

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same male as a cub in 2012, fathered by Raiyakassa male and Collarwali in Oct/2010. this was the only male cub from the famous Collarwali litter of 5.

he was never seen after this. most likely defeated by the newer males that were challenging him for the area.

in 2021, Rukhad recorded presence of at least 3 different tigers.

Tiger #1 - Sambhaji

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Sambhaji (son of Handsome male) seen in Rukhad. August/2021

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Tiger #2 - Kingfisher male

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Kingfisher male in 2021

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Tiger #3 - Kuraighad

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Kuraighad male in 2021

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an year later in 2022, there was no recorded presence of Sambhaji in Rukhad. old man Tarzan crossed over from Karmajhari/Turiya and was seen most of 2022 in Rukhad along with Kuraighad male, who arguably is the most dominant male of the area. Kingfisher was last seen in July/Aug 2022, it's unclear as to what happened to him. he was most likely defeated by Tarzan and Kuraighad.

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Tarzan in Rukhad, May/2022

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Tarzan - May/2022

I'll cut this short here for now, running out of time. I'll update more later.

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - DaveB - 01-13-2023

@Roflcopters nice post.
This reminds, is there any latest information available about Handsome of Pench? I don't think he has been sighted post the pandemic? Does anyone have any information if he was sighted recently?

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-14-2023

thanks @DaveB

Handsome male was last seen in Teliya buffer, Pench MP (he crossed over from MH to MP side of Pench)

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Sep/2020 sighting in Teliya buffer, Pench. no recent sightings or news of him for the past couple years.

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Ashutosh - 01-14-2023

@Roflcopters @DaveB, Handsome has been pushed out to the buffers. I posted the last update on him dated 1st October, 2021. For more, refer to post #1959 of thread Tigers of Central India.

Also, can you identify this young Pench male? Is it one if L Mark and Patdev’s make cub who has just separated?

And this one?

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-14-2023

(01-14-2023, 02:34 AM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Roflcopters @DaveB, Handsome has been pushed out to the buffers. I posted the last update on him dated 1st October, 2021. For more, refer to post #1959 of thread Tigers of Central India.

Also, can you identify this young Pench male? Is it one if L Mark and Patdev’s make cub who has just separated?

And this one?

second male looks like Kuraighad from Rukhad. first one i’m unfamiliar with, looks like a sub adult to me.

RE: B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India - Roflcopters - 01-15-2023

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young 4 mark male from Khawasa/Teliya, Pench MP. 2021

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prime 4 mark male. June/2022

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4 mark. Dec/2022

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4 mark with T13 female. Dec/2022

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a different male from the same area in 2021

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same male, previously mistook him for 4 mark male but after checking the stripes. i determined it wasn't 4 mark.

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another male from Teliya/Khawasa. dec/2022

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map of Pench, MP.

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Pench MP & MH

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Sillari . Pench Maharashtra . Mukthar the king.

The last summer was probably one of the worst is recent times for Pench , water levels dwindled to a puddle in areas which were know to house enough water to drown a man. Boat camp , the grassland area of the park ,was the epicenter of all activities with 2 females having having 4 and 3 cubs each surviving with at least 2 males seen regularly in the area. The Kutumba Nala female often joined this chaotic area with her 2 cubs and all corners of boat camp echoed with calls.

Back in 2014 to 2017 Sillari was divided with 2 males , Mukthar (in pic) ruled the area from Bakhari , Kutumba , Duck Point and 10 Number pulia while Prince dominated Ambakhori , Tar Road , Badi chadai . With time Prince made way for CT male the current heartthrob of Sillari who rarely ventures in areas around Boat Camp , he generally does not go beyond boat camp t point.

This left the entire stretch of kutmba to boat camp empty. With 3 breeding females in the area , Mukthar seized the moment and made himself at home in the Power Zodi / juna Boat camp stretch which was bang in the middle of all the activity. During this time BMW male , who was ousted from Pench MP by a younger male entered the Boat Camp , he stayed for almost a month giving tourists a good time as he was bolder than the other tigers in Sillari . In time Mukthar pushed him out and he was not seen in the latter half of the summer.

Mukthar was often seen with females and cubs but rarely gave opportunities to photograph as he melted away in the tall grass of Pench Back waters but this summer with its relentless heat and lack of water forced this otherwise shy male to come out of his cover and wait patiently for a sip at one of the nullas at boat camp.

It took him 3 hours to come out in the clearing and by then most of the tourist had surrendered to the sun and left , few endured and we privileged to see this sight . He is by far the biggest tiger in Sillar and is now in his prime .But all is not in control of this big boy as this year a new and younger male has breached his Bakhari fortress , this guy is young and kept himself to the Bakhari water hole throughout the summer. The Bakhari female tolerated him and was often seen in the same area although not with the new male.

It would be interesting to find out what has happened of the new male once the park opens.

original write up by Indraneel Dani 2019