21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
When hunger strikes

A tiger had just killed a samber deer and about to start feeding. At that moment our vehicle approached the kill. The tiger was initially afraid and stepped back behind a tree. but soon it understood that we were not that dangerous. So moments later it came back and started feeding on the kill.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Jaipur, India
Camera: NIKON D5
Copyright: © Sanjay Bhattacharyya