Junior or Chota Matkasur is a big juvenile male seeking a territory in Tadoba Andhari Tiger reserve or TATR. He was sitting gracefully in the middle of the road and we had a brief terrifying moment when he got irritated because our jeep hit some large stones while backing. The commotion attracted his attention and his menacing looks sent shivers down our spines. What an experience! This guy who is bigger than Matkasur, the reigning male tiger, is huge and will be a force to reckon with in the next few years.
When we saw the tiger the excitement spread like a virus in the body!
In more recent times he has moved to the Navegaon area and settled himself. He is a very strong and huge tiger and has mastered to hunt and live independently now. He has had scuffles with other tigers and also fought with Maya and left the panderpouni ain bodi area. That he killed a mighty big Gaur or Indian Bison speaks volumes of his ability to take on large prey.
These days he is not often sighted and moves like a spy in the jungle.
Its heartening to know that owing to the Lockdown in the wake of Covid-19 Pandemic, TATR authorities have decided to telecast the daily updates of TATR through the KZfaq Channel (TATR 4K Live). What a wonderful thing to do by the autorities!