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Noor and her three cubs on a hilly forest path in the national park.
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The watchful ambush in the forest. The cubs are taught how to hide, camouflage themselves amidst rustling dry grass and the forest cover, and stalk prey without being noticed.
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Noor carrying her cub in her powerful jaws.
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Play time, The mother-cubs bonding is something photographers long to capture.
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Play time. The mother-cubs bonding is something photographers long to capture.
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The Ranthambore fort in the national park.
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In the protective care of the mother.
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Noor’s cub nuzzling at her after a lesson in kill.
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The tigress and her cubs quenching their thirst at a pond in the park.
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A sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) confronts Noor in the dry forests of the park.
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A mating pair on a rocky plateau in the national park.
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