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The elder brother seemed to stay away’ but
moments later, we found him standing on
a hill, basking in the golden evening light,
displaying his majestic charm. He let out an
almighty roar announcing to every creature
of the wild that it was he who reigned there.

This young enthusiastic tiger chased the
bear into the bushes. Moments later, we
witness the hunter becoming the hunted!
The burly sloth had turned the tables... the
tiger, evidently, did not quite enjoy a taste
of his own medicine!
An “I-scratch-your-back, you-scratch-
mine” session in progress. Bonding in
langurs often happens over extended
grooming sessions such as these.

The hunter becomes the hunted
The forest is not devoid of a sense of
humour. We were privy to a truly comic
episode. It was a cold foggy winter
morning. On entering the park, we
immediately chanced upon this young
tiger, T85-Pacman, on his morning rounds.
We went a little ahead to try and get some
head shots as he approached us. But as we
turned the corner, we saw a sloth bear. We
held our breaths to see what would happen
when the tiger encountered the black bear. hunter becoming the hunted

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