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Ankit Rattan
The Special Sighting - Chorbahuli Male, Pench Tiger Reserve - Chorbahuli, Maharashtra. 31st Oct. 2016.  *This image is copyright of its original author Hemant Masurkar Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary Oct-2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Ricky Patel Smile Please Bheema Wish U Happy Diwali October 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Sunil Tembye Pench MP, May 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Collarwali and her female cub Rituraj Jaiswal  *This image is copyright of its original author Arjun Sariska St13 see today morning in str 3 sariska national park  *This image is copyright of its original author Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha Rock star/Munna  *This image is copyright of its original author Pench Imran SaveWildlife 26/10/16 Bheema Kanha tiger reserve With Rituraj Jaiswal & ram Kumar guide kanha  *This image is copyright of its original author Rituraj Jaiswal After along wait headon Bheema kanha 16 with Kanha Dinesh Makhija Pench Imran SaveWildlife Imran Khan Ram Kumar Yadav Kanha  *This image is copyright of its original author Swethakumar Rangarao Bobbili Tiger in the monsoon waters in Tadoba.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Vijayarajan Muthu
Dear Members, Here is the official & authentic report on the unfortunate death of Male Tiger MP-KTR-T35, lovingly known to us as Kingfisher Male or Rajaram. An adult male tiger was found dead on 28th Oct 2016 at 10.30 am during Elephant Patrol in Core Area of Kanha Tiger Reserve (compartment no. 29 of Gaidhar beat, Mukki Range). The carcass was 24 to 36 hours old. The procedure was done following SOP issued by NTCA in the presence of representative of NTCA and one independent witness. Prima facie this is a case of infighting. In post mortem also injuries and sub cutaneous haemorrhages were seen in the head, neck and thoracic region which might have resulted in death. SOP issued by NTCA says that every Tiger death is to be treated as a poaching case unless proved otherwise. In this case, as soon as the Field Director received information about death of Tiger, he also asked the Dog Squad to start from Jabalpur, besides calling for Veterinarian and NTCA representative. As an independent witness, Mr Eric d Cunha was also present during the entire procedure (including Post Mortem). In the preliminary examination and post-mortem it was a clear case of infighting, samples were collected for forensic, histo-pathology n toxicology examination. As the dog squad was at their disposal (after the investigation of the entire site & post mortem), they were also used to search the adjoining villages as during Diwali festival there are chances of villagers getting involved in poaching for bush meat. This search operation had nothing to do with the tiger death. Since yesterday 5 elephants have been engaged for search in case any other Tiger is also injured. Dear members, rest assured we shall keep the forum updated. May Kingfisher rest in peace.
Ashu Khan
Today morning munna waiting to safari vehicle just back to tha BIP Resthouse KISLI ZONE  *This image is copyright of its original author Rahul Kuchankar ___T54/Matkasur Male______ @Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve , Chandrapur MS 17 June 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Ricky Patel Bheema on Kanha October 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Anjan Lal Beautiful Male Tiger From Kisli Zone Kanha Tiger Reserve India 2015  *This image is copyright of its original author
Navneet MD Maheshwari
What happens when a Tiger charges? — with Rattandeep Singh.  *This image is copyright of its original author Samrat Godambe A Male Sniffing Tree ! Munna , October 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Ajeet Gurditta Bheema Kanha Oct 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Sahil AK Talking about Bheema comparing him to Pattewala "How huge he is becoming ... this pic tk me to the past in the Golden days of Indri male aka pattewala"  *This image is copyright of its original author Mihir Mahajan Incredible, mind-numbing, heart-stopping scenes from my favourite place in the world! Mundidadar female and her 4 cubs on the road (1 cub is in the bush)! Just 2 gypsies! Heaven! Thank you Kanha!  *This image is copyright of its original author :) *This image is copyright of its original author Rituraj Jaiswal Bheema  *This image is copyright of its original author
Shariq Hasan
Kisli zone.2007.  *This image is copyright of its original author Vijayarajan Muthu Drama in the meadows : An intriguing drama unfolded right in front of us one fine evening when this Tigress strolled around the grasslands, roaring away in all her glory & literally driving away the huge herds of Chital & Barasingha, rather than going for a kill. No wonder Neelam, the resident Tigress wisely decided not to challenge this female and ran for cover instead. Sauntering straight towards us, plonking herself right beside our Gypsy, looking right into our eyes & making us fall head over heels in love with her at first sight, turned out to be the icing on the cake. The Gorgeous Princess had arrived & how. Link-8 Female, May 2016, Kanha Zone.  *This image is copyright of its original author Vijayarajan Muthu Turmoil in Mukki : The recent death of Kingfisher Male of Kanha, in a territorial fight could well be a harbinger of things to come. Tragic incidents of this magnitude might perhaps be a recurring affair in the near future. With 3 males in the fray now, the battle lines are drawn, a keen tussle for supremacy is on hand & turf wars in Mukki seem to have only just begun. Meanwhile, the bloke pictured here seems to be contemplating his next move. Canon 1 Dx, Canon 500 mm f/4 IS II. Press “F” for Full screen view. Bheema, Kanha Tiger Reserve, October 2016.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Ajit Kulkarni
THE BIGGEST HULK OF PENCH MAHARASHTRA.  *This image is copyright of its original author Vicky Katdare The hulk from maharashtra Pench...its a long story about how we could spot this giant for nearly a hour...we spotted him in the territory of the male tiger prince..no one was sure or certain about his ID...yet its a tiger so one of the most precious sighting of our pench event...for the lost wilderness... — with Nagzira Amit Dongre and 10 others at Pench Tiger Reserve.  *This image is copyright of its original author Vicky Katdare Yes...he is..his roar and charge at us was an ideal way of him telling us how strong he is.. Shankar Swaminathan Thirsty Hulk! --------- Yesterday I had posted the image of the Rayakasa Male tiger of Pench taking an evening stroll. It turned out to be a long walk and we tracked him for close to a couple of kilometers. And then he went to this waterhole where he quenched his thirst. As I went about making several frames of this action, a few more jeeps joined us at this stage disturbing (!) the solitude we had! Click below link to see the previous image of this series https://www.facebook.com/Shankar.Swaminathan.Photography/photos/a.946456202076185.1073741843.145842938804186/975734322481706/?type=3&theater Also, observe the king's biceps! unbelievable! © Shankar Swaminathan  *This image is copyright of its original author Pawan Jaiswal Pench Today morning Bmw 12/11/2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Ankit Rattan The Special Sighting - Chorbahuli Male, Pench Tiger Reserve - Chorbahuli, Maharashtra. 31st Oct. 2016.  *This image is copyright of its original author Param Sandhu Photography "A male on patrol".....from the Pench Tiger Reserve, India  *This image is copyright of its original author
Parag Pundlik
A fleeting glimpse of the mighty Waghdo. A record shot but important nonetheless. — at Tadoba - Andhari Tiger Reserve.  *This image is copyright of its original author @Kahna  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Shamanth Krishnamurthy
The mighty Pandu clicked in Oct 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author Swethakumar Rangarao Bobbili The mighty Bajrang from Tadoba. November 2016.  *This image is copyright of its original author Anudeep Agrawal Sub Adult Cub Collarwali Pench MP  *This image is copyright of its original author Rajan Gurung Dhawajhandi female  *This image is copyright of its original author Rachit Singh In Dark & Light Bheema at Kanha National Park Oct- 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author
Some interesting words from a man who has been photographer Kahna and C. Indian Tigers for the past 25 years
Sharad Kumar Vats Umarpani male, Kanha June 2015. See him full screen.  *This image is copyright of its original author Sharad Kumar Vats RajaRam leaves Kanha just before Diwali. RIP my friend. Thank you for all the good times.  *This image is copyright of its original author Here is what he had to say on UMA, KF, Bheema, Munna and more.... The Biggest Tiger of Central India; the Umarpani Male of Kanha National Park Tigers of Kanha are known to be big in size. And, i am putting my neck on the block by making such a statement. But having observed Tigers for close to 28 years in many nationals parks (specially in the Central India highlands) i think this guy has it all going for him as far as size, strength, and stealth is concerned. Umarpani male, slightly premature to crown him as the future King of Kanha as there is some serious competition on the cards from Chotta Munna who is taking his father’s legacy very seriously.
A lot of this has to be dedicated to his genes. His forefathers have been dominating Tigers in Kanha for past generations. Let us see which lineage does he come from.
The lineage of Umarpani male:
Father is Munna, the legendary Tiger who has CAT spelt on his forehead. At 15 years of age, Munna is still controlling the main tourism zone of Kanha. The world knows him, and he needs o further introduction. Munna’s father also known as the Limping male was one of the dominating and a huge Tiger before Munna.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Limping male, father of Munna, and grand father of Umarpani male  *This image is copyright of its original author Munna, father of Umarpani male, photo by NarenMother is Umarpani female, the daughter of Banda, the dominant male Tiger of Kanha before Munna, and Sonapani female, who in turn is the sister of legendary Laxmi (not same litter). This is the reason for her size. Her size confused people with a male Tiger quote often. So her genes come from dominating male and popular Tigresses of Kanha.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpnai female, daughter of Banda and mother of Umarpani male,. Photo by a past guest of ours.Umarpani male:
He was born around Nov 2009, they were two brothers and sister in the litter. The other male cub was even bigger than him. He was shaping up well until about 2 years old when tragedy struck. When and where he disappeared alongwith his sister none know. Umarpani male is the smaller of the two brothers. At times i wonder if his brother was around what would have been his size.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani male in 2014 (5 years old)My first sighting of Umarpani male was in December 2014. I mostly followed him from behind, and only for few seconds i was able to take some of his side flanks. He was about 5 years at that age. His muscular build was very obvious.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani male in June 2015, 6 years oldThen i saw him in June 2015. Behold, I was in a state of shock when he turned to look at me. I skipped a heartbeat or two. Never before any Tiger seemed so big to me. From close quarters lot of Tigers look big. But this fellow’s largeness was evident even from a distance. It was not only his size that stole my heart, but his looks, and presence are of a killing machine. I am not sure how many people have had the opportunity of photographing Umarpani male for 30 minutes or more. But after that sighting i thought if i do not see Tigers for next 2 years i am fine, as i thought i had seen the best.
Who is bigger Munna or Umarpani male?
Today when i sit back and compare both these big Tigers, Umarpani male outshines Munna very comfortably in size, and semblance. And this i am comparing Munna in his prime. The skull of Munna is big, but Umarpani male’s skull is bigger, wider, and with a larger circumference. Though the height and length of both would be similar, but sheer compactness and crassitude of Umarpani puts him in a class of his own. His overall bone structure, bigger limb bones, and wider skeleton puts him on a pedestal where his huge father starts to look minor in size compared to him.
After all Umarpani male has the advantage of his mother’s genes as well. She was one of the largest Tigress of Kanha ever.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani male; the sheer size of his skull is matchlessUmarpani vs Bheema
Bheema is thinner, infact much thinner compared to Umarpani male. They might seem to be of same height and length but girth wise Umarpani male outclasses him. Bheema’s bone structure is lean, smaller frame compared to Umarpani. And his skull lacks the monstrosity of Umarpani. Bheema weighed 225kgs when he was just 2.5yrs old (vs Jai 220kgs full grown). Bheema with his winter coat would be 280kgs plus, and yet Umarpani male outmatches him in summer. Now again for a moment think about Umarpani’s brother who was even bigger than him. What a loss to Kanha by his mystifying disappearance.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Bheema, June 2015Umarpani vs Rajaram (Kingfisher)
I have been a fan of Kingfisher too as he was a peaceful Tiger who in terms of size looked similar from a distance. He like Chotta Munna gave ample opportunities to tourists to see him from close quarters. But as one would look at him closely he seemed like a Tiger on steroids. He was shorter in height compared to Uma male. Maybe hence he lacked the core muscles and his belly literally touched the ground. Length-wise also he was smaller than Bheema and Uma male. When someone saw him with a full belly he looked like a big Tiger, while he was actually a big belly Tiger. Also from the Tiger point of view he did not have the cuts and contour of a competitive cat. He seemed to be lot of fat, and lacked muscular manifest.
The fatal fight, October 2016: Umarpani male vs Rajaram
Umarpani had a close skirmish with Rajaram in January 2015, wherein he got Rajaram to retreat. Though both seemed to have some injuries, but Rajaram left his area, and stayed away. So Uma male had a measure of him from the past fights while Chotta Munna did not. So had it been Chotta Munna in the territorial fight even he would have sustained injuries. But Uma male had the knowledge of the mass and might of Rajaram so it was most likely him, and only him who could have given the fateful bite.
Another point that would point towards this direction is that the fight most likely did not last long. Uma male nailed him fast and furious, cause had it lasted long even Umarpani male would have sustained injuries, which he did not. He was sighted a couple of days later moving quite briskly by the forest department.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Rajaram aka Kingfisher male  *This image is copyright of its original author Rajaram and Umarpani male in a territorial fight. Photo by Naren MalikAbove fight between the two was in January 2015.
No one has any evidence of the fight of October 2016, as it was seen by none. But the past records, and strength of Umarpani male tilt indication towards him. He usually avoids limelight, and prefers giving the tourist vehicles a skip. Uma male is mostly sighted crossing the tracks, even if he follows a vehicle it is not for a great distance. But this behavior might undergo some change now and people might start seeing him more. As killing Rajaram has given him extra expanse in territory, and confidence for sure.
Umarpani vs Chotta Munna (Link 7)
This will be the comparison for the future, or fight for the No 1 slot. Chotta Munna has the attitude of his father. He has gained in size over last 4-5 months. But being younger to Umarpani male would most likely be a tad deficient in strength as on date. But Chotta Munna seems to be catching the eye balls of everyone as he is one tourist friendly Tiger. On the contrary Umarpani male is shy.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Link 7 Tiger Photo by Naren MalikWith Rajaram out of the equation, it is but natural that Umarpani and Chotta Munna will expand their territory. It cannot now be ruled out that Kanha might witness another superiority sparring between these two males in the near future. It is unlikely that anyone will lose easily without giving the other some serious agony. I would pray that they both survive in case such a situation arises, as both are very strong contenders to be the next Legend of Kanha after Munna. May the strong genes of Tigers of Kanha prosper far and wide.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani maleI would like to thank Minh Ha and Naren Malik for providing some crucial information on lineage, and Naren for some images as well. A special mention here for Minh Ha whose knowledge on Tigers of India is nothing short than encyclopedic. He is an inspiration to many.
Best Wishes
Sharad Vatshttp://naturesafariindia.com/blog/bigges...ral-india/ A side note, I just asked who was larger between Katezari and Link 7, and he said with out a doubt, it was Katezari. Katezari is huge... So that gives you an idea of Wagh/Katezari Size as well. He took this famous photo of Katezari  *This image is copyright of its original author and this one of Link 7  *This image is copyright of its original author He has also seen Matkusar male and says that he and Link 7 male are about the same in size  *This image is copyright of its original author He saw matkusar after his fight with gabbar, said gabbar thrashed him and is probably a little larger than Matkusar. 
interesting to read but Umarpani is hardly the biggest male of Central India, there are bigger tigers and Bheema weighing 225kg as a 2.5 year old! i find it hard to believe and also 280kg in winter is impossible. Jay is bigger than Umarpani and countless other males are, Bmw, Khursapar, Prime Wagdoh etc. Also Matkasur wasnt thrashed badly, he had a minor nose injury while Gabbar had a visible chunk of his eye ripped off. he lasted a few weeks only to be chased by Navegon male and later Matkasur took charge again, he's still young and fearless. hes a dominant force and is the main reason for Namdev leaving his former territories. i heard Navegon buffer and the area is being controlled by Namdev's son, the same guy that chases away Narasimha and Navegon male. both Narasimha and Navegon seem like old tigers that are wandering around. its intense for even the females. its a miracle that one of maya's sub adult cub is still alive. i wonder if the other two managed to survive.
Edit: that male in the photo is Namdev, I miss seeing him. Tfs! that was fun to read.
Amol Rapte
Live from Kanha ============== Chota Munna Today Morning  *This image is copyright of its original author Shariq Hasan Kanha zone.2014.  *This image is copyright of its original author The younger Link 7/Chota Munna Abhijeet Mude Minh Ha sir can u please tell me the weights of tigers & tigresses which were collared in kanha like konda male I am very much keen to know Like · Reply · 1 · November 17 at 10:26pm  *This image is copyright of its original author Minh Ha I'd like to, but my friend at WII who shares it with me would like me to keep it to myself, so I can't break the promise. But the same friend also commented on this group before, that of the 2 males Konda and Banda who were collared in Oct and Feb 2007 respectively, both exceeded 225kg and since the scale only went up to 225kg, their exact weight can't be measured. Let me stress that when Jai (considered the biggest indian tiger by many) was collared in Sep 2015, his weight was 220kg. It means he's smaller than Banda and Konda. And Banda and Konda are simply 2 average males of Kanha; Munna and Umarpani male are bigger than them. In fact, Bhima exceeded Jai's weight when he was 2.5 yrs old; and by now he's most likely some 80kg heavier than he was at 2.5 yrs old, so again he's much bigger than Jai. Also, another son of BMW of pench, poisoned this Jan, weighed 225kg at 2.5 yrs old as well. Kanha and Pench are the 2 national parks where the biggest tigers of India are found. Collarwali of Pench, weighed 145 kg at 2.5 yrs old when measured in March 2008. Like · Reply · 3 · 22 hrs  *This image is copyright of its original author Abhijeet Mude Thanks Minh Ha sir for sharing very interesting information but sir in case of jai his Weight was far less considered as per his gigantic size when jai was sedated second time he weighed 240 told by ranger to my wildlife rescue team mate Like · Reply · 13 hrs *This image is copyright of its original author Minh Ha Abhijeet when Jai was weighed 2nd time in March this year he weighed 215kg. It was confirmed to me by my WII friend :). Jai is never gigantic. He's a small tiger with a bulky build. Even so, his bulky build is far from unique. A lot of tigers have the same level of bulkiness, but bigger and far bigger. SOme examples include Munna, BMW, Muktar Singh, Karai Ghati male, Uma male and Bhima. Like · Reply · 11 hrs · Edited *This image is copyright of its original author Abhijeet Mude WII is a reliable source so you must be right Minh Ha sir. Sir who is the biggest you consider? And what u think about ranthambore tigers I heard they are biggest in India. I have seen only tigers in maharashtra Like · Reply · 11 hrs Take the above with a grain of salt, the only ones here who can confirm those weights would be @Vijay Rajan or direct email with in the program.
Minh ha has good information of Kanha tigers, I'll give him that but he is also a well known Kanha fanboy (according to him the biggest tigers of India reside in Kanha and Pench). he's hardly reliable when it comes to weights, sizes of the tigers. unfortunately there's not many people out there on facebook to call him out on his outrageous claims. all these weights would do wonders in our tables if there is concrete proof.
Quote: Bhima exceeded Jai's weight when he was 2.5 yrs old; and by now he's most likely some 80kg heavier than he was at 2.5 yrs old, so again he's much bigger than Jai. a young Bheema weighed 225kg as a 2.5 year sub adult male? and if he's 80kg heavier now, he must be a 305kg Giant going totally undetected, no media attention, not plastered all over the media, hardly anyone that has seen him thinks he's super exceptional. I call it bullshit. Bheema's father Kankatta only weighed 197kg a little out of his prime but in a fairly decent shape for an old tiger. tell me how this makes any sense? Quote:Also, another son of BMW of pench, poisoned this Jan, weighed 225kg at 2.5 yrs old as well we can use this weight, I doubt this is real. another 2.5 year old tiger weighing 225kg? second sub adult male tiger to have achieved this? I hardly doubt it, sounds like he made up these weights. Quote: Kanha and Pench are the 2 national parks where the biggest tigers of India are found wrong Quote: He's a small tiger with a bulky build In the words of fanatic Minh Ha, Jai is a small tiger with a bulky build. how true is this? I think we all know the obvious. Quote: A lot of tigers have the same level of bulkiness, but bigger and far bigger. SOme examples include Munna, BMW, Muktar Singh, Karai Ghati male, Uma male and Bhima.the term bigger and far bigger are wrongly used here, none of these tigers are far bigger than each other. they are easily comparable.
I'm having a discussion with him on fb now, he swears by the weights, saying they are directly from WII, I'm trying to get vijays opinion on it. I'd actually love for these weights to be true just so we can add more to our tables, but like you, I'm very skeptical.
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