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Look at this Bengal tiger using cryptic posturing. By tucking its limbs and lowering its head, the cat eliminates its silhouette on the track. Its disruptive coloration dissolves into the leaf litter, mimicking a forest mound. When a smooth-coated otter approaches, an interspecies dynamic unfolds. Tigers often hold a... show more

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Milind Pariwakam 🇮🇳🐅🐕‍🦺🦮🏊🚴🏃4 months ago

Interesting natural history moment

Dr. PM Dhakate4 months ago

👍

Jayanta Bhattacharya 🇮🇳4 months ago

So, what happened next is anyone’s guess, I think. Or, was there any twist in the script?

JB4 months ago

Tiger not messing with a member of the Badger ancestry. It ain’t a meal, it’s trouble. The mongoose just went “oh a Tiger. Well fuck you,mate. Bye.”

Ramesh R4 months ago

YRF: otter fell in love with the tiger, both danced and made love with romantic song playing in the background.

Jitendra Awale4 months ago

Your posts are educational 🙏🙏

Dr. PM Dhakate4 months ago

Thanks

Digger Rockwell4 months ago

Noooooooo! Not the otter!

#nonhumanrights4 months ago

Otters are like curious cats?

Dr. PM Dhakate4 months ago

Yes

PAWAN KUMAR SINGH4 months ago

Part 2

The Solitary Reaper @YonSolitary is my old account4 months ago

So what happened to the otter ?

Chaz4 months ago

Amazing. Filmed where? Bandhavgarh?

Kyle Reese $riverphoenix4 months ago

Did the otter get eaten ?

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