[Leica] Ranthambhore

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jean-Michel, Jim, Sonny, Howard R, Ric

Thanks for looking

Jim, All big cats, except for the lions, are solitary, so this transfer of
territory happens quite frequently. The dominant tigress of an area will
shoo her girls off at around 22-24 months of age, and the dominant male
will do the same to the young males, though they might stay on with the
mother till they are 30 months old. Separation normally happens during the
monsoon when there is abundant prey around.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 11:12 PM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> stay on the prowl for us
>
> ric
>
>
> > On Apr 5, 2019, at 3:21 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> > I thought for this post I would just detail a typical day after locating
> a
> > tigress - this whole runaround would have taken around 4-5 hours.
> >
> > Typically, the tigress, in this case T107 is flopped out, resting. She is
> > the daughter of one of the matriarchs of the park, Noor (T39, whom we
> will
> > meet later), and had pushed Mummy out and taken over a part of her
> > territory, her sister had taken over the other part.
> >
> > As we approach she first gives a cursory look, and then a closer look:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-674.jpg.html
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2172.jpg.html
> >
> > When she decides to get up, an hour or two later, she first starts with a
> > good yawn:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-2234.jpg.html
> >
> > Then has a good long stretch:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190318-753.jpg.html
> >
> > Then she goes to a neighbouring tree and marks her territory:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-974.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally, she is ready to get going!
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-982.jpg.html
> >
> > At the next marking tree, she inhales the scents lefty by other animals
> > (pheromones) into the Jacobson's Organ on the back roof of the mouth for
> > decoding. After thoroughly satisfying herself, she will mark again,
> > refreshing her own unique calling card!
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1120.jpg.html
> >
> > The walk takes her through typical Ranthambhore terrain of Dhok or Dhonk
> > forests, the dry twisted leafless trees that always remind me of William
> > Blake's description of the tigers habitat as "Forests of the Night".
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-997.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally she disappears to a roadside waterhole for a refreshing drink,
> and
> > then disappears:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2772.jpg.html
> >
> > In the meantime, a little further on, we run into Noor, her mother, who
> > soon disappears into a river bed. Our guide and driver, though, know
> > exactly where she would pop out, close to an anicut (check dam), and
> > position us on higher ground. Suddenly, she is there, still walking on
> the
> > river bed:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1218.jpg.html
> >
> > She then approaches the anicut, in the low rays of the setting sun:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-1212.jpg.html
> >
> > Soon, she goes over the anicut, and as we cannot follow, the game is over
> > for the day!
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/2019/Ranthambhore/Ranthambhore-20190319-2892.jpg.html
> >
> > Noor is taking a risk coming here, because if her daughter catches sight
> or
> > smell of her, she would be chased out!
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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