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Vijayarajan Muthu
Dear members, here is the latest update (25th July 2016) on Munna, received from our local sources : A Male Tiger was sighted yesterday with a cattle kill behind a Resort by locals. Forest Personnel rushed to the spot & also installed camera traps at the site. The Tiger was positively identified from camera trap images as Munna & a team is in place to monitor his movements. He was also sighted by Forest guards later on, making his way back towards the protected area. Munna seems to have crossed Banjar river after his recent escapades & could perhaps head back to the core area. P.S : Specific location details of his movements haven't been revealed purposefully in this post, for his own safety. Gopinath Kollur Kankatta 2014  *This image is copyright of its original author René Pop Tigress in the Mukki-area 22-12-2010  *This image is copyright of its original author Naren Malik Choti Mada/BT female, Apr.2011, Mukki Zone (KNP)  *This image is copyright of its original author Anjan Lal Male Mutkasur Tiger Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve India  *This image is copyright of its original author Pradeep Singh Kahna  *This image is copyright of its original author "Say you, Say me" Shot at Mukki, last season, you can see Kingfisher male with the kf bird like marking over his right eye. Mukki, Kanha  *This image is copyright of its original author A lost Pattewala. Neither Kisli Pattewala nor Banda or link 7's Pattewala. A mukki male. Maybe Minkur's cub from her 2004 litter - with Munna & Kisli Pattewala? This very big male tiger was never seen again after this date (Dec 2007). Apparently despite his collar no one ever knew what happened to him. Talk about the usefulness of collar. Does anyone recognize him?  *This image is copyright of its original author Kipling Camp 3 amazing Tiger sightings yesterday in Mukki Zone, all 5 Kipling vehicles were in the action! Here's a beautiful photo from one of our guests of the huge but young male Tiger. Credit: Sophie Fane  *This image is copyright of its original author Naren Malik Good tiger sightings are happening in kanha these day, saw this big male in mukki zone of KNP!  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Male tiger (Mukki zone ) 2014  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (07-19-2016, 08:32 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: Kingfisher male's size is far greater than any Mukki male out there and this cant be contested. when Mundi dadar male was around (Kingfisher's father) he ran Munna out of his territory, had a litter that he guarded for about an year and then he mysteriously vanished after that. (Kingfisher is from the same litter)@Pckts @Roflcopters @Apollo Why do you think there is such marked contrast between both stances? For example, I see that you clearly favour the Kingfisher male, while others are more drawn to Bheema and Umarpani, almost marking off Kingfisher as little more than "fat"(Frankly, I see their point). So why is it?. Is it just a personal opinion? Or is there evidence to say, "this male is superior" or "these two are the most dominant"? I'm asking in this straight manner because, honestly, I do the same when analizing rival coalitions or rival dominant leopards, so I want to gain a bit more knowledge in the case of the Tigers.
I can only speak for my self.
First: kingfishers size I have seen tigers up close, I know what a 470lb tiger looks like and I know what his brother looks like. To try and determine which is "heavier, longer or taller" would be very hard. Imagine this but in the wild, seeing different tigers from different angles and distances, then trying to determine if one is larger or smaller than another you have seen in the past, it would be very difficult. That being said, I tend to take people's word if they have seen both individuals, especially if they frequent the area. Like naren, Vijay, sahil, tharun etc. I feel like I have seen more speak on Bheema being a very large tiger compared to more speak on kingfisher being a very robust aka (fatter tiger in some people's eyes) Does this mean that Bheema weighs more than KF, of course not. KF could very easily weigh more, but in terms of frame, the feeling that I get from most who have seen both is that Bheema is probably the "larger" tiger, at least when it comes to body frame. Second: Dominance When it comes to dominance, I feel like that is yet to be figured out. We know KF looked dominant over uma but we also know KF gave up the territory they fought over. Was it due to uma's tenacity or just a lack of interest by KF? Bheema and link 7 also have their own history of fights between the others as well. Either way, the dominance issue remains to play out and it's very possible that all mukki males could "at times" be more dominant over the others.
Kingfisher Dec. 2015
Sharad Kumar Vats #Kanha on 70mm, and popularly known in central India as "Road haee Road". Enjoy it full screen. Nothing special about the image, just loved the forest in the background, and the escorted Tiger in the fore.  *This image is copyright of its original author Naren Malik Story of Alpha male - There was a female in chimta camp in kisli zone who died and left three tiny cubs behind, forest department took and kept them in big enclosure in mukki where they looked after very well and raised beautifully. At the age of 2yrs., when they started making kill in enclosure forest department decided to leave them in open forest. This was the first time in kanha when a tiger was brought up in fenced area and now ready to start a new life in jungle, he was released in open forest with his sister and both were collared. After spending few days in mukki zone this male reached to the place where he was born, what instinct tigers have! Forest department had an eye on this guy and they celebrated when he made his first kill of a wild boar in open forest. But it's always hard for a tiger to get settled in area where other big males rule, he got killed in a territory fight. Hunger taught them how to make a kill but they had no mother who could teach them how to tackle or self defense, when you meet a rival. His sister was also vanished in buffer and never sighted again, though some forest officials tried hard to track her but couldn’t succeed! Nov. 2013, Kisli zone (Main road near jamun talao)  *This image is copyright of its original author Samrat Godambe Kisli female May 2016,  *This image is copyright of its original author Naren Malik No need to mention Id, everyone must be knowing this male! May 2014, Mukki zone (KNP)  *This image is copyright of its original author
René Pop Kanha March - 1997  *This image is copyright of its original author Shaurya Reshamwala Neelam May 2016 with wounds on her forelegs this was a day before her cub was killed by another female  *This image is copyright of its original author Harshad Matale Okhan Male Tiger  *This image is copyright of its original author Ricky Patel Happy 23rd January A Gift For My Friends By Me Maya And Her Two Male Cub TadobaNational Park January 16  *This image is copyright of its original author Harshad Matale 'Once upon a time the king of kolsa' Shivaji male tiger. TATR, kolsa.  *This image is copyright of its original author Ricky Patel 10/15 Mighty Kingfisher Male From Kanha Tiger Reserve India October 15  *This image is copyright of its original author
Sahil AK
Chota Munna. This boy is always special for me right from his birth. he dont have huge body like bheema or Uma male. But he has some qualities like his father munna. he looks so calm while walking but surely dominant male for others. Day by day he is growing, for now he is younger than other males in mukki range. He is still struggling for own territory .. but he has that potantial to rule the forest . He is Just a Good Looking and muscular dominator of Kanha. PC Aditi ( 14th june at Minkur anikut )  *This image is copyright of its original author Sahil AK 13th june evng.. Karai ghati male spotted along with Budbudi female.. They wr in too dense to tk clear shots.. aftet that day he started charging over many gypsies and elephants to. PC. Aditi  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Munna  *This image is copyright of its original author Bheema  *This image is copyright of its original author
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Tom Kogut Kanha area female drinking, 08 Feb. 2006  *This image is copyright of its original author Kanha area male, 07 Dec. 2009. Was mating with female a few feet away.  *This image is copyright of its original author Kisli area male, 05 Dec. 2009.  *This image is copyright of its original author A male tiger yawning from Mukki, 04 November 2003. (I was told this was one of the three male "cubs" that I observed a year earlier in Nov, 2002).  *This image is copyright of its original author One of the three male Mukki cubs, 28 Nov. 2002. Photo taken from elephant with a wide angle lens from three meters away.  *This image is copyright of its original author Rachit Singh Hope he is doing Good... Mighty Munna... at Kanha National Park June -2011  *This image is copyright of its original author
Shadab Khan
"Aila" Bheema - Kanha in Summer of 2016 !!  *This image is copyright of its original author Big Yawn - Mighty Bheema ! KNP , Summer of 2016 !  *This image is copyright of its original author Shadab Khan "Mystery Male of Chorbahuli" Summer of 2016 in Pench Tiger Reserve Maharashtra !  *This image is copyright of its original author Alhaad Naik Don't Ever Mistake My Silence For Ignorance, My Calmness For Acceptance Or My Kindness For Weakness. Apna Handsome .... Welcome To Pench Khursapar #June - 16  *This image is copyright of its original author René Pop This female is photographed in feb 1999  *This image is copyright of its original author Kapil Dixit Id plz. Kanha zone 16th nov. 2012. 440 p.m. Kankatta  *This image is copyright of its original author Tom Kogut A male tiger photographed near Bishanpura on 04 March 2008.  *This image is copyright of its original author Tom Kogut A male tiger yawning from Mukki, 04 November 2003. (I was told this was one of the three male "cubs" that I observed a year earlier in Nov, 2002). Konda *This image is copyright of its original author Tom Kogut A big male tiger from the Mukki area, 03 December 2001. This was certainly one of my all-time best tiger sightings, thanks to the tracking and spotting skills of Tarun Bhati. We had the entire Mukki area to ourselves for an afternoon drive (THAT'S not going to happen anymore), and found this tiger sitting in the jungle with deep wounds on its legs; apparently it had just been in a scrape with another tiger. It finally got up and walked down the road- we followed it for a long time at a respectful distance before it finally left the road and walked up a nullah. Bhoka Male  *This image is copyright of its original author
Bjarne Bodhi Johansson
I been to Serengeti... I have dived at Galapagos.. I been to the Amazonas.. I have skydived on my own, and i have had wingsuit-pilots flying over my head in Switserland... -And yet, nothing really comes close to Kanha in India... The mentality of a 250 kg striped cat is beyond belive.. And its not a zoo, its not Nordens ark or Borås djurpark in Sweden... -Its 4 real!! Wild nature!! :)  *This image is copyright of its original author Indrajit Latey Great discipline by the drivers. If this was 2 years ago the cars would have all pilled up on the tigress. Tourism at its best. —  *This image is copyright of its original author Yusuf Rizvi Male At Mukki  *This image is copyright of its original author Yusuf Rizvi new buddudi female @ Salghat  *This image is copyright of its original author Another male Quite big in size @ Chata patthar  *This image is copyright of its original author
Abhishek Gehlot
Kahna  *This image is copyright of its original author Munna 17/5/16 morning  *This image is copyright of its original author Munna  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Kahna tigers from 2010 Bjarne Bodhi Johansson  *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
Rachit Singh
The mysterious social life of Tigers : While it is a fact that tigers are solitary animals & we seldom get to learn about their societal ties, Here is an instance of a Male tiger (Innocent boy a.k.a Bhola) spending some quality time with his half-sister Choti Mada (a.k.a Baba Thenga Female) and her young cubs. Innocent boy was born to Minkur Female (sired by Thin Stripe Male) in the litter after Choti Mada was born. The more we learn about them, the more we realize how little we know about their social lives. Strange are the ways of the tiger ! These set of photos are from Feb 2014. Thanks a lot Vijayarajan Bhai for such a lovely write-up and Helping to identify such a lovely family & their behaviour :-) :-) ,  *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  *This image is copyright of its original author Shaurya Reshamwala this is right after the fight ...Umarpani walked out of the talaab and walked towards khapa if memory serves me correct...these r the few shots we managed to get ....before he moved on down the road...did not pursue him further....posting a short video clip as well  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author The video of him https://www.facebook.com/shaurya.reshamw...290790526/ Shaurya Reshamwala Kingfisher from Jan 2 2015  *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 Rachit Singh KANKATA HE RISE LIKE A PRINCE RULE LIKE A KING DISAPPEAR LIKE GHOST :-( KANKATA MISSING SINCE END-FEBRUARY-2016 AT KANHA NATIONAL PARK  *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 Vineet Mehra  *This image is copyright of its original author René Pop Kanha March - 1997 *This image is copyright of its original author Naren Malik Thin stripe male, June 2014, Mukki zone (KNP) This was my last sighting of this male after that he was never seen again! (Image taken by elephant back)  *This image is copyright of its original author Thin Stripe or Red Eye was a male from Pench. Sahil AK yes He was from Charger's lineage. Tom Kogut Two photos of an injured female tiger from the Mukki area, 06 March 2008. I don't remember exactly where this was taken, but my notes say it was a meadow near the Banjar River.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Tom Kogut
Ok, after digging through hundreds of slides, I located this shot of what MAY be the third cub from late November, 2002. Not sure exactly where this photo was taken, other than somewhere in the Mukki area near the female and other cubs.  *This image is copyright of its original author Tarun Bhati Yes he son of guar Singh born 2001 near Mukki gate one of brother of konda. There three male born. Two male was killed by bhoka male near samari nala in Nov 2002. Swethakumar Ranga Rao Bunty the male tiger in Ramsingh amba Kolsa range TATR. He is the son of shivaji, this was taken in 2015  *This image is copyright of its original author Nilanjan Coomar "The lights around a tiger" Tigress Maya in backlight Tadoba, December 2015 Canon 700D + Sigma 150-500mm  *This image is copyright of its original author Shriram Upadhye Let me share my recent encounter with a tiger on the occasion of the 'World Tiger Day'. 13th of June. 3 pm. We were in the 'Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve' for our 3rd safari.This year the summer was a bit extended. So most of the waterholes had dried up and water was available only at few reservoirs. Though it was not the peak of summer in central India, the temperature was more than 40° Celsius. Mr. Magare, a senior guide was with us. A large male tiger was spotted in the morning at a waterhole near the main road. He was again seen sitting in the water about half an hour before we reached there. According to our guide the tiger must be sitting in the shadow of a big tree nearby and shall definitely come back within the next two hours. So he asked our driver to take our gypsy in the Telia dam area for a round. We came back to the spot after about one and half hours. The tiger hadn't appeared. Our guide decided to keep waiting for him there. He was quite confident. All other vehicles went to other sites. Only one stayed back with us. It was a long patient wait. After about 40 minutes or so a peacock gave a call in the nearby jungle behind the waterhole. Then a sambhar deer started shouting. "The tiger has started moving " our guide said. We started looking at the waterhole with utmost concentration. There was a pin drop silent. There was excitement in the air. And the people in the nearby gypsy noticed a movement beyond the bamboo thicket on the left side. They all were pointing at that direction. Not a sound was uttered. I could hear my heart sounds loud and clear! Everybody was on their toes. "Look there!" "A big male tiger!" Our guide whispered. And yes!,he was arriving. Very silently. He wasn't in a hurry. With his majestic stride and confidence of the king he came out in the clearing. He must have seen us long time ago. He paused. Gave us a sharp glance and entered the small waterhole. Immersing the hind parts of his body in the water. Not bothered of our presence. Cooling off himself. I was clicking all the time. I have seen tigers in the jungle many times in the past. But this time was special. Our guide had predicted his arrival and we were ready for him. Yes , there was a chance he might have gone elsewhere. But this chance was worth taking. And there he was! A very large and powerful male tiger with his aristocratic aura majestic looks confident gait and piercing deadly stare, capable of sending a chill of ultimate fear down the spine of the onlooker! "He is called 'Bajarang' because of his powerful built and fearless nature. He is about 4 to 5 years old , in his prime. He has taken over this area last year defeating the older king." Our guide said. He sat there for 15 to 20 minutes. Dozing most of the times except an occasional look in our direction. By now some fifteen vehicles had gathered there and few more were pouring in. He got up. Silently. And started moving back to the jungle. Few monkeys saw him moving and started shouting.He waited for a moment. Gave a fleeting glance behind and disappeared in the jungle. A routine visit to a waterhole for him. A life time thrilling experience for us!  *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  *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  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Naresh Vadrevu International Tiger Day - Matkasur June, 2016 Tadoba, Maharashtra  *This image is copyright of its original author BMW male from Pench  *This image is copyright of its original author Anjan Lal Handsome & Huge - the Massive Mahaman Male Tiger Magdhi Zone Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve India  *This image is copyright of its original author
Kabir Shah
KF Male, Umarjhola Fireline, Mukki, May 2016.  *This image is copyright of its original author Anudeep Agrawal Munna, Kahna  *This image is copyright of its original author Sahil Anant Umarpani Male. One of the Biggest Male in Kanha/Mukki ( in size ) Munna's litters r always Treat for viewers. Dec 2015 PC : Munish Malhotra  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Shreyas Srivastava He is impressive... if I'm not mistaken...his brother was bigger than him in the litter..wonder where he is now That would have been some tiger Sahil Anant Yes, his brother was like monster , one of the huge male of kanha. bt gt poached |
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