B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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I believe it’s the same male that was shot in the face from Agoratoli range, this huge male had a very fresh injury at that time. surprisingly he survived these wounds and was sighted in 2015. 

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credits to Pralay Lahiry, full story.


The Braveheart from Kaziranga 

When first spotted in Kaziranga late one evening in January 2014, he was seen crossing into a river island on the Brahmaputra. He was limping badly and carried what looked like a severe gunshot wound on his forehead. It did not seem likely that he would survive and since he was never spotted for the next twelve months he was thought to be dead.

However, in January 2015 when returning from safari there was an alarm call from a monkey. A few seconds later there he was, standing in all his glory looking at me intently. As the minutes ticked by, he sat down on his haunches and when he felt that I was not a threat, he decided to cross the path and disappear. During that time I managed to observe and photograph him and he was the same tiger with the hole still visible, right eye damaged and his right ear missing. If ever I saw a fighter, it was him.

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The story of a fighter and a survivor

When first spotted around Jan 2014, I thought this male was doomed for sure... his right ear was missing, right eye was closed and the hole on his forehead could accommodate a ping pong ball. At first I thought it ws caused by a wild buff but closer scrutiny made it look suspiciously like a bullet hole. He limped across a sand bank across the Brahmaputra.... not to be seen again. In January 2015 he sat by the forest path in the fast fading light.... looking at me for about 4/5 minutes before crossing over for a drink. He is a fighter..... probably one of the noblest fighters on this planet. May the one eared braveheart's roar reverberate across the glens and forest paths till he dies a natural death. I am sure his spirit will never die as long as this fabulous land is allowed to exist by us... humans.

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the big guy from Nagarhole, credits to Harsha Narasimhamurthy. Oct/2018

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T86 aka Chirico with Arrowhead, credits to Hemant Vashista. May/2017

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Tarachand in the front and Chota Matka in the back, now almost fully grown and teamed up against any possible threat. let’s hope these boys survive the competition and return some day to rule the core. it won’t be long before Matkasur starts pushing them out. 

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Tarachand

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both the brothers

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Tarachand

Credits to Sheetal Sahare, Oct/2018.

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Tiger cub from Melghat

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Mother and one of the cub

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credits to Satish Deshmukh, Oct/2018. Reply