Tigress and cubs at the waterhole


Posted by clement on Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:58 pm

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Really deep in the himalayan foothill forests at Corbett where the Sunlight seldom reaches the ground..
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Corbett, India.

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by Debapratim Saha on Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:09 am
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by david fletcher on Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:25 pm
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such a gorgeous sighting Clement.

Is that tail up a sign of slight agitation. (not a critique but an acknowledgement of animal behaviour... the cubs look totally relaxed as youngsters oft do)... The power and strength in her is perfectly illustrated. (trust me, I've seen Lions where the driver has got too close and the face develops the "fear of man pose", the tail is lashing side ways and a bad day for the viewer is fast looming. In contrast... many cats flick their tail up sometimes because they have the 'hump', and sometimes to show they are not hunting... (or are doing so because they have been seen by the prey).

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by Ron Day on Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:38 pm
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Excellent family portrait, Clement. The lighting and poses are wonderful.
 

by Nate Chappell on Sat Dec 30, 2017 8:07 pm
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Cool shot to get the 3 of them drinking Clement!
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by clement on Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:13 pm
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david fletcher wrote:such a gorgeous sighting Clement.  

Is that tail up a sign of slight agitation.  (not a critique but an acknowledgement of animal behaviour... the cubs look totally relaxed as youngsters oft do)...  The power and strength in her is perfectly illustrated.  (trust me, I've seen Lions where the driver has got too close and the face develops the "fear of man pose", the tail is lashing side ways and a bad day for the viewer is fast looming.  In contrast...  many cats flick their tail up sometimes because they have the 'hump', and sometimes to show they are not hunting... (or are doing so because they have been seen by the prey).

Any info or insight is appreciated.
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This particular tigress is a way shy animal. Also not use to presence of jeeps or human. We waited for almost 45 minutes at this water hole when we constantly heard the Langurs from trees alarm calling.. The heat of the day got to her and she did come to the open to drink and was not happy to look at our jeep which was around 150 feet from that waterhole.. She kept twitching her tail which is a sign of not being comfortable.. the presence of her babies added to it.. 
 

by david fletcher on Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:53 am
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clement wrote:
david fletcher wrote:such a gorgeous sighting Clement.  

Is that tail up a sign of slight agitation.  (not a critique but an acknowledgement of animal behaviour... the cubs look totally relaxed as youngsters oft do)...  The power and strength in her is perfectly illustrated.  (trust me, I've seen Lions where the driver has got too close and the face develops the "fear of man pose", the tail is lashing side ways and a bad day for the viewer is fast looming.  In contrast...  many cats flick their tail up sometimes because they have the 'hump', and sometimes to show they are not hunting... (or are doing so because they have been seen by the prey).

Any info or insight is appreciated.
Happy New Year Dave..
This particular tigress is a way shy animal. Also not use to presence of jeeps or human. We waited for almost 45 minutes at this water hole when we constantly heard the Langurs from trees alarm calling.. The heat of the day got to her and she did come to the open to drink and was not happy to look at our jeep which was around 150 feet from that waterhole.. She kept twitching her tail which is a sign of not being comfortable.. the presence of her babies added to it.. 
thanks for that info Clement.  Probably not a bad thing to be wary of humans.  just makes you appreciate how fortunate some sightings are.  All the best
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