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Date: Jun-14

Location: Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan.

Did you know?

Tigers live for around 15 years in the wild and slightly longer in captivity. 97% of the tiger population has reduced in just the last 100 years. India currently has about 70% of the world's tiger population. Protecting the tiger’s habitat and reducing instances of poaching or man-animal conflict has helped India increase its tiger population by 200 in the last 4 years.

About the picture

This image was taken in Ranthambhore National Park in June 2014. The tigress Krishna (T19) had littered, and she was taking her cubs for a stroll in her favourite section of her territory–the bridge on the lake. Tigresses do walk long distances within their territory guarding it and protecting the cubs from male tigers.

Fun Fact

A tiger can eat nearly 1/5th of its body weight in one meal—about 88 pounds (40 kg). In one year, an adult male tiger can eat up to 8,000 pounds (3629 kg) of meat.