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Everyone in the jeep switched into high gear and we raced down the path. The driver eventually came to a stop and another jeep pulled in right behind us. We stood still, staring off into space and focused our energies at listening...imagining where the tiger could be. The calls repeated once more, but they were closer...it was coming toward us.
We turned to face where we thought the tiger would be and fixed our eyes to the deep blue distance, hoping for a flash of orange and black. Someone had spotted something, which sent everyone’s eyes darting madly. A tiger was there, but obscured by a wall of forest. My heart was racing and my mouth was dry.
My eyes located a clearing through the trees and I was soon rewarded. Like some sort of ghostly apparition, a tiger had stridden silently into view.
I was mesmerized once more, as if the very sight of this creature had cast a spell upon me. The world around me seemed to melt away...all sound seemed silenced save the drumming of my heart in my chest. It was like something out of a dream. After the tiger appeared, it seemed a glowing light floating through the mist. The creature dominated the forest with its very presence...yet, its magnificent form made not a sound. I remember the determined placement of paw after paw and its gaze held forward, and though I could see it making contact with the forest floor, it nonetheless seemed to glide. Like a river of flaming gold, it flowed through the trees and once more fell out of view.
I was awoken from my daze by the sound of tires spinning in the dirt. The driver, knowing where the tiger was headed, had turned around and was speeding through the forest. The bumpy ride was cause for a tightened grip on the jeeps handrails and while being jostled around, I began to wonder if what I saw had actually occurred. However, I didn't linger in memory for too long...
...the tiger was still out there.
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Author's Note: The tiger was a female and, interestingly enough, she has a radio-collar, which had been affixed by scientists hoping to track its movements and reveal more information for species conservation (you can see it in the photo).
Another Authors Note: After comparison with stripes, I was able to determine that this female was documented from tiny cub to an adult in the incredible BBC documentary "Tiger: Spy in the Jungle". She was one of four cubs in the documentary. See the comparison screenshot at the link below:
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/.....comparison.jpg
Everyone in the jeep switched into high gear and we raced down the path. The driver eventually came to a stop and another jeep pulled in right behind us. We stood still, staring off into space and focused our energies at listening...imagining where the tiger could be. The calls repeated once more, but they were closer...it was coming toward us.
We turned to face where we thought the tiger would be and fixed our eyes to the deep blue distance, hoping for a flash of orange and black. Someone had spotted something, which sent everyone’s eyes darting madly. A tiger was there, but obscured by a wall of forest. My heart was racing and my mouth was dry.
My eyes located a clearing through the trees and I was soon rewarded. Like some sort of ghostly apparition, a tiger had stridden silently into view.
I was mesmerized once more, as if the very sight of this creature had cast a spell upon me. The world around me seemed to melt away...all sound seemed silenced save the drumming of my heart in my chest. It was like something out of a dream. After the tiger appeared, it seemed a glowing light floating through the mist. The creature dominated the forest with its very presence...yet, its magnificent form made not a sound. I remember the determined placement of paw after paw and its gaze held forward, and though I could see it making contact with the forest floor, it nonetheless seemed to glide. Like a river of flaming gold, it flowed through the trees and once more fell out of view.
I was awoken from my daze by the sound of tires spinning in the dirt. The driver, knowing where the tiger was headed, had turned around and was speeding through the forest. The bumpy ride was cause for a tightened grip on the jeeps handrails and while being jostled around, I began to wonder if what I saw had actually occurred. However, I didn't linger in memory for too long...
...the tiger was still out there.
---
Author's Note: The tiger was a female and, interestingly enough, she has a radio-collar, which had been affixed by scientists hoping to track its movements and reveal more information for species conservation (you can see it in the photo).
Another Authors Note: After comparison with stripes, I was able to determine that this female was documented from tiny cub to an adult in the incredible BBC documentary "Tiger: Spy in the Jungle". She was one of four cubs in the documentary. See the comparison screenshot at the link below:
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/.....comparison.jpg
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 800 x 600px
File Size 332.9 kB
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