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Wild carnivores and humans compared

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Every now and then, a photograph of a wild carnivore and a human is published. Most are posted in threads about the animal featured in the photograph, but my feeling is they don't belong there. For this reason, this thread was created. I propose to post photographs of wild carnivores and humans in this thread.

The thread Apollo started ('Vintage') some time ago in another section is quite similar, but most of the animals over there were photographed after they were shot. The proposal is to post live animals in this thread. All wild carnivores go, but we'd like to see those alive and well when possible.

No captive animals, no circus animals and no trophy animals, ok?    


01 - Africa. Wild male lion and photographer:



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02 - Africa. Wild male lion and two photographers:



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03 - Wild polar bear and biologist, first posted by Warsaw. The bear, a big male of 933 lbs., was sedated:



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04 - Sedated wild male polar bear and biologist:



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05 - Africa. Sedated male lion and biologists:



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06 - Africa. Sedated male lion, ranger and biologists:



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07 - Russia. Linda Kerley weighing an Ussuri brown bear (gender unknown), also known as black grizzly:



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08 - Russia. Adult Ussuri male brown bear with rangers and biologists (2014):



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09 - Sunderbans. Male tiger released into the wild after he recovered in the Alipore Zoo:



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10 - Alaska. Male brown bear and photographers:



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11 - India. Pattewala male tiger:



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11 - Kazirangha. Male tiger, elephant and tourists:



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12 - Central India. Male tiger Raja:



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13 - Russia. Biologists, rangers, Putin and sedated Amur tigress (2008):



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14 - Russia. Male Amur tiger 'The Professor' (204 kg.), rangers and researchers:



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Look at the size of that polar bears paw. Wow.
BTW, Great topic for a thread. 
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Raja

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PC,

No trophy animals and no circus animals. Alive and wild predators only, if you please. The first tiger you posted is ok and so is Raja. The others were shot by hunters and should go to the 'Vintage' thread of Apollo. Ok? 
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Ok, sorry about that, I edited them out.

T24

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All clear. The reason is there are plenty of photographs of trophy animals and hunters. We want to see living animals and proud people surrounding them. Proud to have assisted in some way to keep them alive. Different from those who besieged them. You can see it.
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B2

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Ranth Male, I think T24

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Kahna Male

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Ranthambore male tigers seem to be large animals. A bit longer than those in Central India, but as robust.  
 
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Minh Ha

Also just to take note, Banda was grandfather of Umarpani male and Umarpani male is every bit as big as his grandpa.

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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? © Le Minh #Kanha

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Eurasian lynx
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T42 aka Fateh from Ranthambore

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Bokha from Bandhavgarh

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Collaring of old Birmingham male lion, October 24th 2011

at Timbavati

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Willem Botha (the man who touched the Mapogos)
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"A group of veterinary surgeons from the USA who accompanied us on lion and Rhino Capture. All of them did not get the opportunity to dart lions but they all enjoyed the experience."
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Willem Botha (the man who touched the Mapogos)
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"Dr William Waddle with Rasta from the Mapogo pride which he had the honour of darting. (Note the Dan Inject Dart Gun, Not a hunting Rifle)"
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