B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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The Prince of Khitauli - Chota Bheem ??? 

He is one of the most docile males I have come across in #Bandhavgarh ? and incredibly comfortable around vehicles. Born to Mahaman Female (Sr.) and The Legendary Bheem, this guy covers a sizeable territory in Khitauli and Pachpedhi

On several occasions he has been seen mating with Tara, Katibaah, Darrha Bachi and Bajrang’s sister. 

It is unclear whether the first litter of Tara was fathered by him or Muda Tara Male (or both) ? 

Nov/2022

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Chota Bheem 

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Chota Bheem

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Tara tigress (Chota Bheem’s mate)

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Tara and Chota Bheem’s two cubs 

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side profile of both the cubs

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Chota Bheem’s family tree

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Mighty Bheem, the father of Chota Bheem. his legacy continues! 

I’m not sure if many of you are familiar with Bandhavgarh’s history, it was officially declared a National Park on March/23/1968 and it was widely believed in the 70’s that there were no tigers. Banka was one of the first male sighted in the late 70’s, Banka believed to have been born in the late 70’s took prominence in 1983 and ruled the park until 1991. Charger, who most of us know appeared and took over from Banka. he ruled the park 1991-1999 & died in (2000). this continued on to B2, Jobhi, Bheem, MR X, Mahaman and countless other males that we now know. all of these tigers are the direct descendants of Banka, Sita and Charger. 

here is Banka from (1985, all pictures shot from elephant back on 35mm reversal film recovered digitally and minimally processed for color corrections.) Credits to Amit Kher for the photos. 

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one of the two cubs of Banka and Sita with a half-eaten Sambhar deer. 

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another cub

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Sita, known for inverted Trishul mark on her cheeks. sitting in front of the natural cave where she possibly raised the two cubs of Banka. 1985 pictures shot from elephant back.

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the almighty Charger, he had a long and successful reign of 9 years. 

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Charger in the later stages of his life with a cataract in his eye.

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old picture of Spotty tigress and Chakradhara male charging at an elephant in Tala zone.

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Bajrang of Bandhavgarh, starting to sound like a very common tiger name used in Central India. Nov/2022

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new male from Kishanpur, Dudhwa. Nov/2022

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male tiger from Bandipur. Nov/2022

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Natraj from Keslaghat. Nov/2022

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new male from Pench, MH. sillari gate. Nov/2022

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Here is the bloody tiger from Sillari zone, Pench National Park. This male tiger was searching for the tiger cub who managed to escape the place while the mother tiger was fighting with this big male. Nov/2022 Reply