Tigers of Ranthambore & Western India Landscape

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Seeing tigers in the wild - in their natural habitat — is a true privilege. The odds of seeing tigers - even in areas where they are most densely concentrated - are low. On this day we had spent 8 hours enjoying Ranthambhore but with no striped big cats to be seen. Until we chanced upon perhaps the biggest and most impressive of them all - the current King of this jungle. He is an awesome and massive physical specimen, and if his father Kumbha is regarded as one of the biggest tigers at the National Park in recent years, his son has taken over that mantle. The largest Bengal Tigers have been known to approach 300 kg and this boy is 270+. He is very shy and notoriously elusive. He will meet you on his terms and with a little more than a minimal amount of commotion, he will disappear into the forest as he did here when 3 jeeps arrived on the scene. May he roam these forests and enjoy his home for many more years to come. Video credit to my mom.

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