Tiger Cub | Sundarban Tiger Reserve!!!


Posted by Arindam Bhattacharya on Mon Sep 08, 2014 11:33 am

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I have been travelling in the Indian National parks for the past 5/6 yrs and photographed many tigers during this period. Every place, wherever I go people used to ask me whether I have seen Sundarban's tiger. And my simple answer was "Not Yet".

Like every wildlife lover I am also dreaming to see a glimpse of Bengal tiger in Sunderban (forget about photography) and due to this thrust I have been travelling in the mangroves for the past couple of yrs, though I know it is pure a matter of luck and there exist minimal possibility to see them.

Ultimately, I am blessed....after searching them for almost 5yrs in the mangroves....

This little fella came out of the bush and crossed the mangrove patch by giving some mysterious look.Clicked many pictures of this little beauty, this is one of them.
Indeed it was a touchy and emotional moment for me.

Thanks for your time....   :)

Date: - August, 2014
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Sep 08, 2014 3:55 pm
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You did well to find one in the mangrove swamps! well done.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:46 pm
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Lovely image here! Where was its mother?
Congrats on persisting on your quest and being rewarded...
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by Cindy Marple on Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:23 pm
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What a sweet little fellow! Tigers have such piercing eyes. Congrats on the find. Such a treat to have it so open.
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by Arindam Bhattacharya on Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:59 am
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Morkel Erasmus wrote:Lovely image here! Where was its mother?
Congrats on persisting on your quest and being rewarded...
Thank you all..  :)

Hello Morkel. Thanks.. Her mother was not seen. Another Male tiger was seen for couple of seconds in the same patch of mangroves on the next day. It seems he is the father of the Cub.There is no way people can spot tigers in Sundarban (other than camera trap or so) because pugmarks are most of the time washed away by the salty water of Mangroves as there are always low tide and high tide of the water, daily 2 times. Only luck is the way. Definitely family was there but nobody has seen the mother during that period.  :)
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by owlseye on Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:58 am
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Congratulations,
Your story and enthusiasm really adds nicely to the image that you've shared. Your cub definitely has that endearing "tiger in the headlights" look about it.
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by suzanne huot on Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:59 pm
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So unique to actually see an image of a Sunderban Tiger. Well done ,so glad that you finally had the opportunity to actually not only see, but to photograph this very cute cub too.
Hard to imagine that such an innocent looking little fellow may one day be preying on the people of the Sunderbans.
Thanks for posting.
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by apana on Thu Sep 11, 2014 11:28 pm
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Congratulations on the rarest of the rare! Perhaps the finest tiger image to emerge from the Sunderbans! TFS!
 

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