Tiger Predation

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Older Account but a good conversation that came from it...

Rajarshi Banerji
ADULT RHINO KILL BY TIGER

Tigers in Kaziranga often feed on rhino calves, but direct attacks on adult rhinos is not common. In this image, a male tiger killed an adult rhino that was foraging in a shallow water body by jumping on its back from the higher bank and by breaking its neck. It then intermittently fed on its very rare and huge kill. 
Location: Kaziranga National Park, Assam

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Convo that followed:

Sudharsan Sathyam Superb capture! May be it's feeding on a dead rhino! Coz it's highly impossible to penetrate it's skin

Deep Shubhra Biswas Sudharsan Sathyam Tigers are known to attack and hunt down adult rhinos at Dudhwa... So it's not that impossible


Del Hanson Amazing record shot!!! Which zone is this?

Rajarshi Banerji Del Hanson Thank you. I don't disclose location of wildlife.


Vishal Shah Already dead, there has not been a tiger taking down a grown Rhino this far. It is hard to trust this claim without video.

Rajarshi Banerji You would be amazed if you interact with the field staff of the various beats of Kaziranga Core Area :) :)

Siddharth SinghSiddharth  At Dudhwa a Male called Rhino Hitter has taken down more than 5 Rhinos so far ..

Deep Shubhra Biswas Vishal ShahTigers are known to hunt down adult rhinos at Dudhwa for long... And those claims at Dudhwa were properly investigated and then claimed tiger kills... So this one is nothing new...

Siddharth Singh Deep Shubhra Biswas yes it was camera trapped by Ganesh Bhatt sir .. 5 Tigers on a carcass.. always between Nov to Feb .. and it was a Male and Female working together





Ryan Lunney Did you see the Tiger make the kill?


Siddharth SinghSiddharth and 77 others are consistently creating meaningful discussions with their posts. Ryan Lunney I have seen the stalking.. it's like a game .. once the Tiger learns to kill .. nothing can stop them .. in Dudhwa they damaged the hind legs of the Rhino and started eating it while it was alive .. Blood Pressure is a major tool the Tiger uses.. of the Rhino and the elephants

Rajarshi Banerji Ryan Lunney I have over 100 shots of this sequence. And another 200+ of the feeding, which was later shared by a monitor lizard, an Adjutant Stork and Crows. :)Can't share any more information right now. Siddharth Singh Brilliant shots! I have one of a tiger stalking the rhino in the dark. (Spotlit by the park staff and photo not of a very good quality) Reply