Tigers of Central India

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Vijayarajan Muthu‎ to Tigers of Kanha

Battle royale :
It was one fine evening when we sighted the Gorgeous Link-8 Female emerging out of the pugdundee adjoining the Link-9 Tiraha & sauntering across to the Koylabhatta grasslands. While we were busy photographing her making several attempts to chase herds of Spotted deer, our Guide exclaimed “Sir, Tiger”. Since our eyes were already glued to the viewfinders of our cameras, carefully panning & clicking the Tigress, we brushed aside his enthusiasm with utter disdain (with a Tiger hi toh dekh rahe hai bhai). We were in for a rude shock when our Guide desperately remarked “Arrey nahi Sir, ek aur Tiger aaya hai” & to our utter disbelief, we turned around only to find Neelam, the Collared Tigress emerging out of the same path onto the grasslands. All hell broke loose with herds of Spotted Deer & Barasingha shrieking at the top of their voices while Neelam seemed to be in hot pursuit of the Link-8 Female.
Gauging the presence of another Tigress lurking behind, all the Link-8 Female did was to keep roaring out aloud. Needless to mention, Neelam beat a hasty retreat while Link-8 strolled around the meadows nonchalantly, crossed the road ,plonked herself beside our Gypsy & gave us a look as if asking us if we knew who she really was. It then dawned upon us that the Future Queen of Kanha had arrived.
Tigress Neelam, 29/05/2016, Kanha Tiger Reserve.

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Vijayarajan Muthu

A lovely Mom at work.
If protecting young cubs from other predators isn’t enough of an arduous task, lactating Tigresses often need to hunt & eat in order to feed their offspring. Being solitary cats, Tigresses undergo several hardships to ensure that their cubs reach adulthood and spread their genes.
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Canon 1Dx, Canon 500 mm IS II.
Spotty, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, June 2016

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Ravish Jain

Majestic Bheema 15/06/16 minkur mukki kanha

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Naren Malik

KINGFISHER - 'King of tough time'

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