The Sundarban Tiger

[Rishi]

Text & Images by the legend Soumyajit Nandy (from multiple Facebook posts):

May 2018

Though I have seen swamp tigers sitting like this many times, this is the first time I saw it sitting like this in the water. This was towards the starting of our epic sighting where we experienced the tussle between two females.
Most of the drama happened amidst heavy rains.

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When the mangrove turns into a real-estate battlefield!

As most of the tussle happened inside the thickets, we could hardly capture any frames of that. However, there are a few images where both the tigresses can be seen together. 
In this frame, the younger one has been pushed down to the water edge and while she tries to get back, the other tigress emerges out to push her back again.

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The beauty of a Sundarban tiger is in its dirtiness. This young female got roughed up by an older one who right now is the mother of a 15+ month old cub.
As this female rolled down the slopes after getting thrashed by the other one, mud was all over her body. However, the constant rain managed to wash some off, but some remained.

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There is tasty food on the boat!
The older tigress crossing a narrow canal while chasing away another one.

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