Tigers of Central India

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08-09-2016, 09:25 PM

Tom Kogut

Ok, after digging through hundreds of slides, I located this shot of what MAY be the third cub from late November, 2002. Not sure exactly where this photo was taken, other than somewhere in the Mukki area near the female and other cubs.

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Tarun Bhati Yes he son of guar Singh born 2001 near Mukki gate one of brother of konda. There three male born. Two male was killed by bhoka male near samari nala in Nov 2002.

Swethakumar Ranga Rao

Bunty the male tiger in Ramsingh amba Kolsa range TATR.

He is the son of shivaji, this was taken in 2015

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Nilanjan Coomar‎
"The lights around a tiger"
Tigress Maya in backlight
Tadoba, December 2015
Canon 700D + Sigma 150-500mm

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Shriram Upadhye

Let me share my recent encounter with a tiger on the occasion of the 'World Tiger Day'.
13th of June. 3 pm. We were in the 'Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve' for our 3rd safari.This year the summer was a bit extended. So most of the waterholes had dried up and water was available only at few reservoirs. Though it was not the peak of summer in central India, the temperature was more than 40° Celsius.
Mr. Magare, a senior guide was with us. A large male tiger was spotted in the morning at a waterhole near the main road. He was again seen sitting in the water about half an hour before we reached there. According to our guide the tiger must be sitting in the shadow of a big tree nearby and shall definitely come back within the next two hours. So he asked our driver to take our gypsy in the Telia dam area for a round. We came back to the spot after about one and half hours. The tiger hadn't appeared. Our guide decided to keep waiting for him there. He was quite confident. All other vehicles went to other sites. Only one stayed back with us. It was a long patient wait. After about 40 minutes or so a peacock gave a call in the nearby jungle behind the waterhole. Then a sambhar deer started shouting. "The tiger has started moving " our guide said. We started looking at the waterhole with utmost concentration. There was a pin drop silent. There was excitement in the air. And the people in the nearby gypsy noticed a movement beyond the bamboo thicket on the left side. They all were pointing at that direction. Not a sound was uttered. I could hear my heart sounds loud and clear!
Everybody was on their toes.
"Look there!" "A big male tiger!" Our guide whispered. And yes!,he was arriving. Very silently. He wasn't in a hurry. With his majestic stride and confidence of the king he came out in the clearing. He must have seen us long time ago. He paused. Gave us a sharp glance and entered the small waterhole. Immersing the hind parts of his body in the water. Not bothered of our presence. Cooling off himself. I was clicking all the time. I have seen tigers in the jungle many times in the past. But this time was special. Our guide had predicted his arrival and we were ready for him. Yes , there was a chance he might have gone elsewhere. But this chance was worth taking. And there he was!
A very large and powerful male tiger with his aristocratic aura majestic looks confident gait and piercing deadly stare, capable of sending a chill of ultimate fear down the spine of the onlooker!
"He is called 'Bajarang' because of his powerful built and fearless nature. He is about 4 to 5 years old , in his prime. He has taken over this area last year defeating the older king." Our guide said. He sat there for 15 to 20 minutes. Dozing most of the times except an occasional look in our direction. By now some fifteen vehicles had gathered there and few more were pouring in.
He got up. Silently. And started moving back to the jungle. Few monkeys saw him moving and started shouting.He waited for a moment. Gave a fleeting glance behind and disappeared in the jungle.
A routine visit to a waterhole for him. A life time thrilling experience for us!