The marsh attracts a whole variety of animals during the heat of the day making the most of a constant supply of food and water, including big herds of elephants. Inevitably they stumble into our lions, who, despite their reputation, they’re not about to...

Shades of the wild! Tiger Reserves in IndiaBehold the spectacular black and yellow amidst swaying grass or peep over a rock is enough to titillate your heart with colourful cameos. You need not be a wildlife enthusiast to appreciate this wild beauty. So exciting is it, that people abandon all luxuries and comforts to roam in the jungles ignoring scorching heat and biting cold. There is’nt any other better place in the world to...

As growing human populations encroach ever further into natural habitats, people and tigers are increasingly competing over living space and food. The resulting conflict not only threatens the world’s remaining wild tigers, but poses a major problem for communities living in or near tiger habitat. Revenge killings If tigers don’t have enough prey (due to hunting of prey species by people or poor quality habitat), they will instead...

Mountain lion or cougar belong to the big-cat family and is mostly found in America and the western hemisphere. The habitat of mountain lions varies from mountain terrain to flat lands. They live in deserts as well as rain forests. They are known by almost 40 different names like deer cat, panther, silver lion, king cat, red tiger, mountain devil, puma, and so on. They are solitary animals and are very territory conscious. Regarding their...

Here are some interesting facts about tigers: 1. Tigers are the largest naturally occurring specie of cats. 2. Of tiger subspecies, the Siberian Tiger is the biggest cat that can weigh well up to eight hundred pounds. 3. Tigers are very beautiful and their striped coat makes for ideal camouflage. 4. A tiger’s stripes are like fingerprints – no two are alike. In fact the stripes’ pattern is often used to identify...