00:00Waiting for days on a likely riverbank normally reveals an extraordinary parade of potential tiger prey
00:09and very few tigers.
00:12Spotted deer are the most numerous grazer here by far
00:16and they're often joined by the critically endangered swamp deer or barra cinga.
00:22And often too far away to see whether it was a tiger just passing through
00:27or one of the three I was looking for.
00:32Days would pass between visits.
00:37When a tiger did show itself, the pattern was usually the same.
00:43The sound of distant alarm calls of spotted deer would alert the other animals.
00:48Almost invisibly in the grass, a tiger was moving towards the water.
01:00The animals would react and clear the area
01:05before the tiger would suddenly appear on the bank.
01:09This looked like a young female, so was perhaps one of the family I was looking for.
01:17A young bull elephant paid no attention whatsoever.
01:22The tiger was not able to move.
01:25The bull elephant was not able to move.
01:28The tiger was not able to move.
01:31The tiger was not able to move.
01:34The tiger was not able to move.
01:39But she still gave him a warning, just in case.
01:51So far, I've not seen any sign of hunting or a mother with two large cubs.
02:09But when all settled down, this cat immediately goes into stalking mode.
02:18And there's another tiger.
02:24The otters start to get nervous.
02:27The first tiger knows there's something there and hides.
02:32And now the second tiger appears, also a young female.
02:37Hearing a sound behind the tuft of grass, the second tiger stalks in for a closer look.
02:49She gets a big surprise.
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