(04-21-2016, 02:34 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: I always thought Bittu and Srinvasa were Jaichand's siblings but looks like i had it mixed up, so the other 2 male brothers of Jaichand are the ones running around with no names i suppose? same with the female, besides her picture. theres literally no name for her. very Interesting and thanks for clearing the confusion.

(04-21-2016, 02:10 PM)Vijay Rajan Wrote:

(04-21-2016, 01:39 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: Out of the 4 cubs, Bittu and Srinivasa stay together mostly and hunt together at times. The female cub of chandi is very bold and prefers to do her own thing. Jaichand is the biggest out of all the male cubs and he often follows Jai around and is probably going to be a serious threat to Jai in a few years. 

Vijay @ 

Is there any source for the weights? Thats pretty huge given their little age but it doesnt surprise me. Jai and Chandis cubs are the biggest I have seen from Central India.

Roflcopters,

Kindly note, Jaichand & Bittu/Srinivasa are from 2 different litters sired by Jai.

Tigress Chandi had delivered 4 cubs in her previous litter (3 Males, the largest of them being Jaichand + 1 Female). While Jaichand left the family early & began venturing out to other parts of his father's territory upto Gotangaon, the remaining 3 (2 males & the female cub) sort of stick around each other even now and do not seem to venture out of Chandi's territory at all.

The Gothangaon Tigress T-6 had delivered a litter of 2 Male cubs (Bittu & Srinivasa) in late 2014 and the duo stays together more on the Gothangaon side (their mother's prime territory) with frequent forays into Karhandla side of the park namely Gaipani, Swami tippat, Pullar gate upto Khitadi mandir. Interestingly, this area is currently being shared by Chandi's cubs too with no recorded confrontations between them as of now.

It's difficult to get hold of official records on the measurement of individuals who were immobilised for radio-collaring purpose. However, the Hon.Wildlife Warden Mr.Karoo who was present during the entire operation was kind enough to share the info. As you rightly say, those certainly are above average weights for cubs of that age.

(04-21-2016, 09:10 PM)Apollo Wrote: @Vijay Rajan


Its always a pleasure reading your posts.
Thanks for enlightening us with these knowledgeable information.

(04-21-2016, 09:49 PM)Pckts Wrote: Mutkasur Male
Jamni Area
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
India


Pandu at Jamni Area
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
India

Pandu...in February

Is Pandu the same as Mutkasur and if so, is he said to be the son of Saturn or Namdev?

(04-22-2016, 01:47 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: very interesting, how do you think these two compare with their half brother Jaichand? based on all the photo evidence, Jaichand seems to give the same feeling that jai once did as a cub in Nagzira. Abnormally huge for a cub and now with verified weights of both bittu and srinivasa, this makes me curious. I mean how often do you find male tiger cubs that reach their mom's size at 16-17 months of age and weigh 127-138kg. 

P.S i agree, all the photographic evidence of Matkasur male entering from Kolara side while Namdev was the ruling male of the area and was tolerating him is a strong hint to most that maybe he is indeed Namdev's son.

(04-22-2016, 08:52 PM)Pckts Wrote: Where is he from? @parvez
He looks like an Assam tiger with that big head of his.