Save Our Tigers: 12 Pictures of Tiger That are Adorably Majestic

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Photographer: Dr. Anish Andheria
Location: Sundarban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

The Forest Department traps many tigers from villages in the fringe of the Sundarban and releases them deep inside the core. This image captures the exuberance on the face of a tiger as it is released after being tormented by villagers. Man-animal confrontation is one of the biggest threats to wild animals in India.

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Photographer: Dhritiman Mukherjee
Location: Ranthambhore National Park

Habitat loss, poaching and inbreeding are the main threats for the Tiger's survival. This image is of a territorial fight between an old female and a new adult male. Generally, males cover a much bigger area than females. This tiger entered the territory of the old female and stole her morning kill. But nothing happened that morning. "I was expecting something that evening and I was right. I found both the tiger and tigress resting on either sides of the road. We placed our jeep at a point where they were likely to meet if they moved. It was a 7 second long deadly fight. The male was much more powerful than the female, but she was so experienced that she saved herself," added Dhritiman Mukherjee.

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Photographer: Daanish Shastri
Location: Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

‘What immortal hand or eye…' The tiger only manages to catch its prey once in every 10 or 15 tries! But one glance at this picture and you can understand the deadly intent poured into each hunt. This image was taken in Uttarakhand's famous Corbett Tiger Reserve, displaying the extraordinary instinct of the photographer who changed his lens in the nick of time to capture the tigress Panthera Tigris. Known as Charamma (mother of four), she launched her attack on a Chital or Axis. So stealthily did she stalk her prey that, for a considerable period of time, neither deer nor onlooking visitors were able to distinguish her concealed form in the golden grass.

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Photographer : Aditya Singh
Location: Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

Confrontation - A mother bear with two small cubs riding on her back was walking towards a mating pair of tigers and the tigress had gone to confront them. By the time the bear realized that there were tigers close by, the tigress was very close to them. The bear appeared to be in serious trouble and we expected her to bolt away but she had other plans. The bear cubs flattened themselves on the mother's back while she charged at the approaching tigress. The tigress didn't expect this and tried to get out of a messy situation for both of them. But the bear blocked her path and stood up on her hind legs to confront the tigress. T-39 is a young tigress who probably did not have the experience to take on a desperate mother. The bear started screaming loudly and got increasingly aggressive. Soon there was a loud slanging match between the two, which the bear won. The tigress beat a hasty retreat while the bear stood her ground.
The male now decided to get involved. T-24 is about 4 years old and had just come into dominance. We were worried for the bear but had underestimated the power of an angry mother. T-24, the young male star of southern Ranthambhore, could not even budge the bear. They had another loud slanging match. But T-24 soon realized the fury of an angry mother, started backing away from a now 'one sided' fight and did not stop till he reached a safe distance.

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Photographer: Michael J Vickers
Location: Ranthambhore

‘The Tragic Story Of Ustad:' Ranthambhore's famous male tiger T-24, also known as ‘Ustad', was born late in 2005 to T-22, or ‘Gayatri' - now an elderly tigress residing in the Guda area of the Park. He was sired by T-20 or ‘Jhumroo', son of the world famous tigress ‘Machali.' As he grew older and stronger, he acquired a large home range within the park and has since sired two litters of cubs with the tigress ‘Noor' (T-39). Unfortunately he is said to have killed 4 people within his home range, the last being a forest guard on May 8, 2015. Some people have termed Ustad a man-eater although there is no evidence that he has eaten any of the 4 deceased. A blood test carried out on Ustad shortly after the incident found no trace of human tissue. On May 16, 2015 Ustad was taken away from his natal home, leaving behind two small cubs at the mercy of any rival male tiger.

"In my opinion, it is both cruel and unnecessary for this tiger to remain incarcerated for the rest of his life. It is both mentally and physically unacceptable for any wild animal to be removed from their natural home and put into captivity. I hope and pray that common sense and compassion will prevail so that Ustad can be returned to his natal home before it is too late, says Michael J Vickers."

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Photographer: Pradyuman Samant
Location: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Old is Gold: "This image was captured during my first visit to Ranthambore National Park in the summer of 2014. I was lucky to spot this legendary beauty, famous among the world's wildlife photographers. Yes, this is the queen of Ranthambore, the oldest surviving tigress in the wild, the legendary "Machali," says Praduman Samant.

Save Our Tigers: 12 Pictures of Tiger That are Adorably Majestic

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Photographer: Prerna Singh Bindra
Location: Tadoba Tiger Reserve

"I came across this lone male sambar ‘standing' still in the lake, and was intrigued why the deer was hanging around in the water, even as crocodiles hovered by. We soon knew! After about an hour, and what seemed to be some very serious deliberation on his part - and with some prompting from the crocs - the sambar cautiously stepped out. Seconds later, a tiger thundered out of the forest, and lunged at the deer. But the sambar escaped, plunging back into the water," describes Prerna Singh Bindra.

"We noticed then, there were two tigers on either side of the reservoir. While tigers are powerful predators, hunting is a tough job. And these were young inept sub-adults. We had to leave and were informed later that it took the tigers no less than 24 hours to down its prey," added Prerna Singh Bindra.

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Photographer: Agniprava Nath
Location: Jim Corbett National Park

Reflection: I was at the watchtower with my friends and we were chatting softly, when suddenly the sound of leaves made us alert. Next thing we knew - a full grown Female Bengal Tiger was standing right in front of us on the other side of the waterhole, below the watchtower!

It went inside the waterhole to take a dip in the water. We started clicking pictures immediately. Feeling our presence, it stood up and looked at our direction. At this moment, the tiger had kept only its head out of the water. During post production, I rotated the photograph upside down and cropped it to keep only the reflection of the tiger in the frame. This photograph perfectly portrays the majesty and royalty of a Bengal Tiger, even in its reflection.

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Photographer: Drishti Hoskote
Location: Kanha National Park

Munna, the Cat: In an enchanted forest, a tiger with a marking of CAT on his forehead rules the land. His presence will leave you rapt. The most famous cat of Kanha, Munna gives me thrills even when I think of him now. It was a chilly morning, when our guide decided to take the path no other jeep took. It was a weird decision then, but it paid off. We first found fresh pug marks and the excitement set up. Just a minute later, there he was walking like a king right in front of us. It was a royal experience and something that I would give anything to relive!

Munna is about 11 years old, and is not seen much these days. He has been fighting hard all these years to keep up his territory, but yet remains handsome with no scars on his face. He is a legend and will always remain one because of the CAT marking. He is growing old and I hope that he keeps up his territory in Kanha and continues to astonish everyone.

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Photographer: Kalyan Varma
Location: Tadoba Andheri Tiger reserve

Young dispersing tiger: With tigers doing very well in Chandrapur forests, they are dispersing to nearby reserve forests and some have even managed to live alongside people in the landscape.

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Photographer: Neel Soni
Location: Corbett Tiger Reserve

It was a late February evening when we were in the Bijrani zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve. The last of the winter sun pierced through the canopy, summer was around the corner and the magical saal trees were in full bloom. The gentle bursts of wind shook tiny insects off the fine blades of grass upon which they fed. Birds chirped and deer grazed as the jungle lulled into silence.

Then suddenly a loud alarm call of a spotted deer made the jungle instantly alert, there was pin drop silence all around. The deer calls continued until finally the princess appeared. A quick glance and I got the picture of the shy daughter of Shaktis litter, an unusual shot as she was often skittish and elusive. A regal and simple image.

It was then when I knew for sure that this heart of mine was meant to wander the deepest darkest jungles of world.