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Stripes in Natural Settings

A shy tigress coming back to check us out as we were standing in a slope. She was on her morning routine when she saw us and went inside the bushes. Patience paid off as she came out after a while to check us out and was later comfortable with our presence as we maintained distance and silence.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Dhikala, Corbett, India
Camera: NIKON D4S
Copyright: © Sandeep Dutta