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Infighting between adult tigers is often fierce and bloody, a scene in the Kanha Tiger Reserve. While a few adult tigers and cubs have been cannibalised partly in the past years, it does not mean there is dearth of prey for tigers in Kanha.
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A tiger with a cub it partially cannibalised after it crushed the cub’s skull.
Photo: R.B. Pathak
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Another partially cannibalised cub.
Photo: Sudhir Mishra
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The Kanha Tiger Reserve. Stringent protection, dense forest cover and waterbodies ensure excellent natal areas for tigresses.
Photo: Suresh Deshmukh
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Tigers also die unnoticed, of serious and infectious wounds.
Photo: R.B. Pathak
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A survivor whose wound is healing because it was treated in time.
Photo: Sandip Agrawal
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Kanha’s most famous cat, Munna, with the letters CAT “emblazoned” on his forehead, now old, licking a wound caused by infighting.
Photo: Sandip Agrawal
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The tigress (right) tried hard but could not save her two cubs from the male (left).
Photo: Sandip Agrawal
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The tiger generally preys upon calves and small-sized Indian gaur, listed as vulnerable.
Photo: Sudhir Mishra
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The entire core zone at Kanha has now become tranquil and inviolate for tigers.
Photo: Suresh Deshmukh
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Habitat improvement practices help build an excellent prey base for the tiger.
Photo: Suresh Deshmukh
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The increasing barasingha population indicates the health of grasslands.
Photo: Sudhir Mishra
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