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Ranthambhore National Park: Tigers at Play

Nammita Bhatia
Nammita Bhatia

Ranthambhore National Park at Sawai Madhopur, merely an easy 3-hour drive from Jaipur, is one of the most incredible travel destinations in India, chiefly due to its high tiger population. The forest is a dry deciduous cover of peepul, banyan, mango, tamarind, acacia, mahua, neem, ber and katechu trees mostly, blending into the earthy hues of the ruins of a 10th century fort, and offset by the blue waters of Padam Talao. Home to 70 Bengal tigers, besides leopard, spotted deer, barking deer, blackbuck, wild boar, sloth bear, flying fox, hyena, caracal, nilgai, sambhar, hedgehog, and porcupine, crocodiles, tortoise, banded krait, Russel’s viper, and many numerous others,  it also houses over 272 species of birds. 

Our excitement was palpable as our canter traversed through rough terrain on a chilly November morning, in search of the elusive tiger. We were rewarded with a splendid sighting of tigress Arrowhead and her two female young-adult cubs, barely a few metres...

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