There are said to be 120 tigers, 90 leopards, panthers, and large quantities of Bears, Boar, Bison, Deer, Pythons, barasingha, and monkeys.
And over 200 species of birds !!
This is one of the elephants who are used for tiger viewing in the grasslands of the Kanha reserve. A tiger fears only an elephant, however the day before we left, I met Rajiv who is a wild life expert of sorts; and he told me that he was at the Pench reserve ( about 150 Km from kanha ), where there was a tiger called the "charger", as he would even charge elephants !!
These two below are wild boar - straight out of Asterix and Obelix comic books.
Wild bison, vey sharp horns. Generally docile, but during winter season they can get very aggresive. Note the powerful shoulders and haunches.
Titter birds, make an eerie titter. there is also a bird called the "tiger" bird, who sits up in the tree and calls out each time he spots a tiger.
Spotted deer below. Plentiful in the reserve. Graceful, fleet footed and truly "doe" eyed.
Pelicans and a swan.
Peacock.
Langur monkeys hang around with the deer frequently, and also help as an avance warning system from the trees when a predator is nearby.
White hawk.
A herd of Barasingha deer grazing. They grow their horns once a year.
Commonly found ant hills, going upto 3-4 feet in height.
And over 200 species of birds !!
This is one of the elephants who are used for tiger viewing in the grasslands of the Kanha reserve. A tiger fears only an elephant, however the day before we left, I met Rajiv who is a wild life expert of sorts; and he told me that he was at the Pench reserve ( about 150 Km from kanha ), where there was a tiger called the "charger", as he would even charge elephants !!
These two below are wild boar - straight out of Asterix and Obelix comic books.
Wild bison, vey sharp horns. Generally docile, but during winter season they can get very aggresive. Note the powerful shoulders and haunches.
Titter birds, make an eerie titter. there is also a bird called the "tiger" bird, who sits up in the tree and calls out each time he spots a tiger.
Spotted deer below. Plentiful in the reserve. Graceful, fleet footed and truly "doe" eyed.
Pelicans and a swan.
Peacock.
Langur monkeys hang around with the deer frequently, and also help as an avance warning system from the trees when a predator is nearby.
White hawk.
A herd of Barasingha deer grazing. They grow their horns once a year.
Commonly found ant hills, going upto 3-4 feet in height.
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