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Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape

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The unsung Saga of T13 of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

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You call her Sultanpur female or Chhoti, the mother of T39 aka Noor did not get the limelight her aunt T16 aka Machali got.

Chhoti was the only litter of T14 who was amongst the 3 sisters T15 & T16 aka Machhali. The shy niece of matriarch Machhali, T13 has few of the characteristics of her extrovert aunt.

I always feel that Sultanpur chowki & Guda tiger families have always encountered tragic circumstances leaving them to face a hard life.
T12 father of T39 & protector of T13 was unfortunately relocated to Sariska in 2010. As a result T-12 (Noor's father) territory was left estranged which was further over took by dominant Sultanpur Male (T-24) aka Ustad. Ustad is amongst the most popular & equally controversial male tiger of Ranthambore who is relocated to Sajjangarh as a suspected man eater & now confined to an area of less than an hectare in the park.

T13 left the core area & her territory towards Sawai Mansingh Sanctury on the periphery of Ranthambore National Park. At the same time T38 brother of Noor who vanished without a trace but sometime later it was being caught around the area of Kuno Palpur Sanctuary in MP. Her brother was being identified through the similarity in the striped patterns and was further confirmed that it was the same lost brother of Noor. Impressively, T-38 covered the dangerous journey over 100 miles by crossing the grand Chambal River. The settling of her brother actually created enthusiasm among the conservationists and the forest officials about the functioning of the Kuno Palpur Sanctuary.

T13 has been regularly seen trying to court with T42 aka Fateh who already has seen mating with T59. In my last encounter I found T13 & T42 at a distance of not more than 30m from each other with T13 showing signs of gestation.

Its going to be great to see the dynamics of zone 10 during the Summers of 18 with T13,T42 & the younger one...
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RE: Ranthambore - scamander - 12-19-2015, 12:54 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 12-19-2015, 01:05 AM
RE: Ranthambore - scamander - 12-19-2015, 01:25 AM
RE: Ranthambore - scamander - 12-19-2015, 01:26 AM
RE: Ranthambore - brotherbear - 06-09-2016, 02:13 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Sully - 12-19-2015, 01:00 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Sully - 12-19-2015, 01:04 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 12-19-2015, 01:29 AM
RE: Ranthambore - sanjay - 12-19-2015, 03:49 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 12-19-2015, 04:14 AM
RE: Ranthambore - scamander - 12-19-2015, 09:31 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Sully - 12-19-2015, 02:02 PM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 12-19-2015, 10:04 PM
RE: Ranthambore - Shardul - 12-20-2015, 12:21 PM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 06-09-2016, 01:53 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 06-09-2016, 02:17 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 11-22-2016, 03:18 AM
RE: Ranthambore - Pckts - 11-24-2016, 12:16 AM
RE: Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape - Sanju - 04-12-2019, 09:13 PM
RE: Bigcats News - Sanju - 01-15-2019, 11:39 AM
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