B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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Deepu Chayachitra:

Portrait of Namma Prince up close !


An old warrior, a survivor and a true champ who has enthralled millions of tourists, nature conversationalists, wildlife enthusiasts and photographers travelling with a wish to see a tiger!

He is probably around 9-10 years old male now and still dominates most part of the tourism zone in Bandipur. He is huge and known for his sheer strength of bringing down adult Gaurs for his meal and ferociously defending his territory against other intruding males. Last year when a new male from the core started patrolling Prince territory the fight was so fierce that Prince crushed the opponent to it's death.

He's one of the most photographed wild tiger in India and he will even give chance to mobile photographers coming too close to tourism vehicles without any hesitation.

As the law of nature, age is catching up with him as well, he has broken one of his K9's, lot of battle scars and wounds which healed over a period of time, a tumor on his right hind leg make him limp sometimes for which is also known as "Kunta" by the locals. With all said and done he is a survivor still dominating!

May his tribe live long enough to continue the tale!

Karnataka, 2016

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