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https://www.bilibili.com/video/av26025715?spm_id_from=333.338.__bofqi.23 short vid of some interaction between pannalal and tara
Pannalal was also the male that bashed Bheem’s head in and gave him a permanent scar on his nose, a good friend of mine that recently made a trip to Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh. he made it very clear that both Pannalal and Tarzan were bigger than Umarpani male.
 (07-18-2018, 07:41 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: Pannalal was also the male that bashed Bheem’s head in and gave him a permanent scar on his nose, a good friend of mine that recently made a trip to Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh. he made it very clear that both Pannalal and Tarzan were bigger than Umarpani male. I haven't read that anywhere, I heard Bheem fought Bamera Son a couple of times with in the time frame of his nose being cut, Bheem made Bamera son get treated by the forest department and came back and attacked him again. I'd be very interested on the account of Pannalal and Bheem if you have it? Thx In regards to Pannalal size, I have read that he's larger than Umarpani by one person "Jay Modak" and "Sameer" agreed but to my knowledge, Jay hasn't seen Pannalal and Sameer hasn't seen Uma Male, they said it based off a photo if I remember correctly? I know Tarzan is large but I also haven't seen anyone say he's larger than Umarpani but I know hes larger than any males in Pench but those males are smaller than Bheem and Mangu as well as Sangam Male and Umarpani so it's still unclear to me but I'd love to see that discussion as well. I know Pannalal is only 5 or so as well so he's just now coming into his prime. I've asked Ravi if Bheem is larger than Umarpani since he's seen both and sees Bheem on a consistent basis but haven't heard back. @Rage2277 I couldn't see your video, is this the same one? Parshuram Pandey Bandhavgarh 26/02/2018 Try to mating Pannalal male and Tara female Bandhavgarh A couple more of the Big Fella on an empty stomach during the summer months (May...) Deepak Chaudhary  *This image is copyright of its original author Mam Raj  *This image is copyright of its original author
(07-18-2018, 10:05 PM)Pckts Wrote:it's a short vid of pannalal charging at her..most likely(07-18-2018, 07:41 PM)Roflcopters Wrote: Pannalal was also the male that bashed Bheem’s head in and gave him a permanent scar on his nose, a good friend of mine that recently made a trip to Pench, Kanha and Bandhavgarh. he made it very clear that both Pannalal and Tarzan were bigger than Umarpani male. taken on the on same day
Kanha National Park; A summary of season 2017-2018 by Naren Malik
July 23, 2018
He has been writing this summary for last 4 years for us. For the previous blogs you may want to see our archive posts. Please read below and also the photographs taken by him and other lovers of Kanha like Nikita Khamparia. ‘Live the season 2017-18 at Kanha Tiger reserve with me: Naren Malik What an incredible season it had been! Tigers were sighted all over the park, especially females with cubs. I did almost 300+ drives this season and again I would say this was by far a better season compared to the last few years in terms of sightings. All four zones and even the buffer had been fantastic and full of action. Mukki was the zone which attracted everyone this season. One can make out through the number of online safari bookings. From 1st oct to 30th june it was always pre-booked as it was the most happening zone this season. It will be difficult to digest that there were sightings of 23 individual tigers in Mukki zone this season (including cubs and sub-adults). Mukki does not have considerable area that can accommodate so many big cats, and as a result of that one of Dhawajhandi Female’s cub got killed by Jamun Tola Male and what I believe is that all three cubs of Choti Mada were killed by a sub-adult male, who was from the previous litter of Mahaveer Female. Mv-1 moved to the Buffer Zone and MV-2 was translocated to Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha in June 2018. Was it a right decision ? Question remains unanswered ……. http://odishasuntimes.com/locals-threate...heres-why/ I started my first drive of the season on the 3rd of oct with some butterflies in my stomach. Monsoon gives a new life to the jungle, it was lush green and the fragrance of the forest was remarkable, restored after a long gap of three months. We decided to have a look at Minkur Anicut (A place where we recall our happy memories with big cats), as we crossed Minkur Anicut we heard some chital alarm calls towards Duke Road meadow, energy sprung into our bodies. Without wasting time, we reached Duke Road where an anxious herd of spotted deer gave us the diirection.”Tiger!Tiger”, everyone shouted in unison! A big male was strolling on the road in front of us, who was marking his territory confidently. He then sat down in front of our vehicle. It took me no time to identify this winking fella, it was our own Chota Munna/T29. This was the second time I started my season with this boy , what we noticed that morning was, he had a nasty fresh scar above his pink nose; it must have met his brother (Uma Male) recently. Scars and wounds are his medals, no one expected that he would survive when there were the “Big Four” in Mukki. Previously he had gone through some brutal fights with all the other males of mukki and proved himself as a true Warrior.  *This image is copyright of its original author Family reunion; Chota Munna with Dj familyMahaveer Female had left her previous litter which contained two male and two female cubs, all of them were roaming in the mother’s territory. Both females Mv-3 & Mv-4 had decided to stay separately, but Mv-1 and Mv-2 were seen together till April. Mv-1 then moved to the Buffer in search of his own territory, but Mv-2 stayed back and started to explore more areas in Mukki zone. He had become the Star of Mukki and his sightings were very frequent, a very shy cub had turned into a bold and handsome tiger. He had started intruding into other tigers’ territory, and so he had to face his fate…………..  *This image is copyright of its original author MV3 Photo by Nikita KhampariaEveryone was curious to know about Dhawajhandi’s cubs, how many had she given birth to? The big news came when she was sighted with four tiny cubs, this was some news for everyone. She kept rocking Babathenga and Singarpur area with her tiny tots. Unlike her mother, Choti mada, she never took the cubs away from her home territory. A young male in search of new territory was seen in her area, an intruding male is always a big danger for a breeding female. It was expected, and it happened, he killed one of the male cubs of Dhawajhandi Female and there was no news of the other two as well, even the forest department couldn’t track them. Only one female cub was sighted with the mother for a week. Everyone whispered, that Jamuntola male/T24 had killed the remaining cubs, he disturbed a happy family. Silence broke after nine days when Dhawajhandi Female was sighted with all three cubs on a rainy day, it was such a pleasant news for every Kanha lover. Tiger is such a clever animal, when danger was around, she kept all three cubs in different directions until Chota Munna reached and pushed Jamuntola Male away. After this incident, CM(Chota Munna) kept guarding his family and spent most of his time with his cubs. Babathenga had been the hotspot in Mukki where Chota Munna was sighted with the cubs till the end of the season. Chota Munna had again grabbed ‘The Most Sighted Tiger of Kanha’ award. Choti Mada had also left the previous litter and was ready to mate, in November she was seen with Chota Munna. In April it was confirmed by the forest department that Choti Mada had given birth to three cubs, most probably sired by Chota Munna. She had started taking all three cubs to minkur anicut at a very young age even when they were hardly a month old and weren’t able to walk properly. It was a delight to see such small cubs with mother, I’d ever witnessed this before at Kanha. Jr. Uma/Chota Uma was sighted in Choti Mada’s territory at intervals, he was one of the shy males who was sighted in every corner of mukki.  *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani maleThe ‘‘Ghost of Mukki’’ Umarpani Male was never an easy catch this season, he played hide and seek till the summer came. His sightings were on finger tips till April, his first appearance was in mid November and then he kept coming and going in Mukki zone. Seemed like he had extended his territory, now he owned a large territory and was seen in mating with a female in an unknown area. He is considered to be the biggest male in kanha with a huge head. Though he was not the father of Mahaveer Female’s last litter, he still never harmed the cubs. He did the same with Choti Mada, he had been sighted with Choti Mada’s tiny cubs who were fathered by Chota Munna, I believe. At one occasion, we observed different behaviour of tigers when Umarpani, the dominant male was sighted with Choti Mada and cubs. MV-2 was sharing the same waterhole without showing any aggression. Later, when MV-2 intruded a little more than he should have, Umarpani took charge and pushed him away.  *This image is copyright of its original author Umarpani, Choti Mada, and MV2‘No wildlife lover would like to live these moments – A heart wrenching moment’  *This image is copyright of its original author Choti mada with her dead cubOn 18th April morning drive as we reached near minkur anicut we heard a tiger growling very close by, very soon we realized that there were two tigers sitting in the bush and showing aggression towards each other, I grabbed my binoculars and checked, it was Choti Mada and Mv-2. Choti mada did not look happy at all, she was charging at him and wanting him to leave the place. We thought this aggression was may be over a kill. Once Mv-2 moved a bit away from her, she started going around a particular place. When I scanned the place I was stunned. OMG!!! there was a dead cub lying down on the ground between choti mada and Mv-2. She held the dead cub and came out and started walking on the road, We left her in peace. This was such a heart breaking scene for me and my guests, we immediately rushed to the camp and informed the forest officials about this incident. Later we got to know that Mv-2 had killed two of her cubs that day. Nature plays its role whether you like it or not, I realised that day. Good news came in the last month of the season when Mahaveer female was sighted with three small cubs, probably T-50 Male is the father of the current litter as he was seen in mating with Mahaveer Female a couple of times. Mahaveer Female had left most of her area for her daughter Mv-3, and moved towards the non-tourism area. Umarjhola female/T32 was also sighted sharing Mahaveer Females territory. Saw her in the last week of June, it looked like she was nursing cubs. Hopefully will see the cubs in the coming season. There was another male T-46 who was also sighted in T-50’s territory, It seems Mukki got its big four back. Kanha Zone also had been very fruitful with three breeding females this season. Neelam/T65 kept rocking Kanha meadow with her four cubs. One of the male cub I assume didn’t like tourists, he was the aggressive one and was mostly sighted charging at the vehicles! Aptly called chota charger, his mother’s behaviour was just like him when she was young, so the aggression seemed inherited. Link 8 female/Naina also had four cubs, there had always been a clash between Neelam and Naina over kanha meadows. Neelam’s cubs might disperse this monsoon. Bajrang seemed in full command of Kanha zone, though he is not a bold male but his sightings were very frequent. He was sighted in mating with Nillah Nalla female towards the end of the season near Shravan Talao. There was entry of a new male recorded in Kanha Zone near Shravan Talao, he was later identified as Bhuindabara Male. A very handsome young lad who seemed very shy. Another old female of meadow, link 7 /Mundidadar female also was sighted with three young cubs after successfully raising a litter of four male cubs . There was a news that she lost all cubs in a territory fight but later she was sighted with all three cubs. Munna, the legend of Kanha 11th April AM Drive – There was so much happening already in all the zones, what made this year more special was, when HE appeared in Kanha meadow after 5 years, out of the blue. When he traced all the roads which he had once ruled. I still wonder what he must be thinking, it was a dangerous game he was playing. He ruled meadow almost for a decade, seems like he wanted to visit every corner of his Kingdom. A few days later he was sighted near nakti ghati and then on chimta camp road near mukki. He was in his last stage or that’s what people think of his life but still wandering in the main tourism zone of Kanha. The world knows him, he doesn’t need further introduction. The legendary tiger, MUNNA ‘A tiger who lived the longest in Kanha’. Kisli zone had been good but not like last few years, an old female known as budbudi got killed by Sangam Male. Fight between Budbudi and Sangam Male could be over a kill or for mating, a rare case of cannibalism in tigers. But it was a tragic event for everyone. Dhamangaon male who was the main attraction of Kiisli last season, was not seen this season, he was sighted on very few occasions in Sarhi Zone. Looked like Sangam Male pushed him further away towards Sarhi Zone, I believe. Karai Ghati/T2 was sighted with some injuries most of the time, he was under the forest departments’ supervision. A new male, called Ganeri Dadar, had occupied Dhamangaon Males territory and showed up very well towards the end of season. Sarhi is a beautiful zone but still needs the attention of tourists, one needs to explore this zone then you realize the beauty of pristine forest. It is difficult to catch elusive tigers of sarhi as they are not used to vehicles & tourists but still there were good sightings of Matigahan Male/T-20 & a female. I would like to say if you really want to explore Sarhi Zone, you must do 4-5 drives entering from Sarhi Gate. Dhamangaon male had also moved to this zone from Kisli. Ronda male is also there. Khapa Buffer – This zone opened just two years ago and attracted everyone. I have done 20-25 drives here this season. It’s a nice forest with less crowd, especially good for birding and the icing on the cake is when you see a tiger there. Balaghat T/72 is the resident male of this zone and now Ma-1 had also moved into this zone in search of territory. There is a breeding female with three cubs also sighted, probably Balaghat Male is the father of the cubs. It will be interesting to watch, how Mv-1 copes up with this big guy. Hoping for a great season in months to come. Naren Malik https://naturesafariindia.com/blog/kanha-national-park-a-summary-of-season-2017-2018-by-naren-malik/ This again goes to show how unpredictable seeing big cats in the wild is, the Sarhi zone which is notoriously hard to see tigers in was by far the best experience of my life for sightings, we saw more Tigers there than in any other zone. You just never know...
Possibly T50 Male from Kanha
Mary Heys Wildlife Photography POWER!!! Kanha National Park, M.P. India April 2018 Adult male tiger Could be T50 but am not sure.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Balaghat Male, Kanha
Buffer Zone  *This image is copyright of its original author
(07-23-2018, 10:52 PM)Pckts Wrote: Possibly T50 Male from Kanha never seen him before..what a beast..looks like things are gonna get chaotic again (07-24-2018, 11:11 AM)Rage2277 Wrote:(07-24-2018, 03:32 AM)Pckts Wrote: Balaghat Male, Kanha More of him... I believe he's one of Uma's older sons, he's ran off MV1 out of the Khapa buffer zone back to the Core area.  *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
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