The tiger in its habitat

The Indian subcontinent can support around 3,700 tigers if there is a large track of quality habitat which has an abundance of prey and is free from poaching.

In the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.

Taking a stroll in the Jim Corbett landscape, Uttarakhand.

A roaming foursome, an uncommon sight, at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.

Descending a slope. One tiger needs 50 chital-sized deer in a year to sustain itself. A hungry large male can eat 15-20 kg of meat at one go, but it can also go without food with no apparent ill-effects for up to 10 days.

In the Sundarbans, West Bengal. The small size of the Sundarbans tiger is an adaptation for living in the marshy mangrove habitat.

Cooling themselves in a pool in the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.

A tigress marking a tree. The spray is clearly visible.

Smelling a tree which possibly has already been sprayed.

A rare portrait of a mother with three cubs in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.

Tigers in reserves such as Ranthambore are habituated to tourists in vehicles.

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In the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
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