Tigers of Central India

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karanraj.gujar.mehta
Feb 2020 - Kanha - last safari.
The experience of the Tiger fight had left all of us dumbstruck and even in the evening drive we were hung up over it. Wanting to know what happened to the tussling Tigers we checked all the possible areas in the evening drive but couldn’t find them. At the end we did manage to sight Umarpani Male Tiger, one of the Tigers in the tussle but he was merely on a patrol manning his territory. Early next day we had the cake cutting for Pari, one of our key “the territory” team member and backbones. This mini celebration was done before the drive early morning and then we started for our last drive. Once again at Bada Chattapatra, we heard a Tiger calling and were later informed that it was Gadhi, the challenger who had intruded Umarpani’s territory. We rued the fact that we missed him but later found DJ4 the Tigress on the move as she crossed the track. Lastly, we were about to cross the Saunder Point, we heard another roar, a roar on the move. We guessed it was Umarpani and reached a point where the guide and the driver thought he would pass. The roar was turning louder every passing minute and eventually reached a stage where the Tiger would have come out at Bahimarra road and he did. But surprise surprise it was another twist in the Mukki male mayhem, as this was a different Tiger. Not Jamuntola, not Gadhi, not Umarpani he was the 4th Tiger around this area. (T46) The Baishanghat Male!!
He came out of the thicket, glanced on the far end of the track and eventually moved in. The Kanha fairy tale was finally over as we ended the drive. Definitely some of the most amazing time spent with immortal memoirs!!! *Mark your presence in Wild*

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