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Jungle cat with kitten

We were driving around a rocky area one evening, when I heard the Jungle Babblers start to alarm call. Then we saw a jungle cat emerge on the rocks. It stood for a few minutes and then went into a cave like opening. She came back with about a 1 ½ to 2 month-old kitten. They sat down on the grass and the kitten began to suckle. It suckled for a while and...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 21 March 2008

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Leopard caught a Langur young one

A few days ago, I was driving guests around a rocky outcrop, which is a good leopard habitat. It had been a quiet afternoon until then. Suddenly we heard Langur alarm call, and soon Sambar, Chital (deer) and peacocks too joined in the alarm calling. We were sure that there was a leopard on the rocks somewhere. Soon the park guide spotted a large male...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 21 March 2008

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Jackal family

We know of a jackal den, where the mother has five young pups (around 15-20 days), and often drive there, as it’s very absorbing to watch the young ones at play. One morning, we saw the female returning to the den. She regurgitated some food. The pups smelt the food, but were not interested. The female then began to eat a little. The pups were curious at...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 20 March 2008

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New season’s new bird

On 23rd evening while returning from the park with my guest who are keen birders, I stopped for some Chestnut Shouldered Petronias (Yellow Throated Sparrows) perched on the electric wire. I observed a different sized bird. On careful observation I recognized that it was a Red-Headed Bunting. I shouted for joy, as it is not recorded in this park, and...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 27 January 2008

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Pendulam Antelered Deer

In the morning we saw this strange Cheetal stag. It was looking healthy and perfect. There was no cut and the pieces were hanging and had a movement, could be a deformety...........

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 31 October 2007

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Day of the Hornbills

A superb and the best sighting of the Malabar Pied Hornbills today early morning at around 6:50 AM. We would have actually missed them as I was showing my guests one of the forest camps on the right hand side as I was driving and while I was driving I looked at the back I saw 2 black things and I shouted Malabar, Malabar and I reversed the vehicle and we...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 29 October 2007

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Red Dogs of Central India

An exceptaional sighting we had when i was driving my guest last season. It was a lovely morning and we were going to one of the water hole as there were reports of a group of wild dogs in that near by area. Sighting if Wild Dogs in Pench Tiger Reserve is good as there are ok sightings of wild dogs, but not more than 2 or 3 individuals. As we are about to...

Posted: Baghvan by Karun Verma, Date: 29 September 2007

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Tigress on the prowl

On one of the hottest evening in May we entered the park at around 3:30 PM and came across the Jhunewani water hole. As soon as we reached the water hole we heard frantic alarm calls of Cheetals(spotted deer) and Langurs and we saw a tigress in the grass which was coming close to our vehicle from the road. As it came close to the vehicle she made an eye...