Ranthambhore - Day 3
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Ranthambhore - Day 3
The day started the same as the previous day in that we were up once again at “silly o’clock”. On this safari we had been allocated zone six again, which not our favourite as it was about as far away from where we were staying as you could get.
Off we set and once entered the reserve we saw the usual deer and peacocks. Then tracks were found signalling that a tiger was in the area and this was close to water so the assumption was that he/she would be in the vicinity, probably asleep and that when he/she woke up would come for some water but sadly after waiting around for an hour or so there was no sign of anything. We did however see a magnificent deer come for some water and whilst driving out of the reserve there was spotted a leopard in the distance – apparently leopards are far more rare than tigers.
One of the things that we have learnt that in Ranthambhore the tiger breeding program is being very successful and that in the not too distant future the some tigers are going to have to be removed because the reserve will be over populated (a male tiger has a territory of about 50 square kilometres and the female about 25.
Once we returned to the accommodation we only had about three quarters of an hour to have breakfast, finish packing and checkout before our four hour drive to Jaipur.
Off we set and once entered the reserve we saw the usual deer and peacocks. Then tracks were found signalling that a tiger was in the area and this was close to water so the assumption was that he/she would be in the vicinity, probably asleep and that when he/she woke up would come for some water but sadly after waiting around for an hour or so there was no sign of anything. We did however see a magnificent deer come for some water and whilst driving out of the reserve there was spotted a leopard in the distance – apparently leopards are far more rare than tigers.
One of the things that we have learnt that in Ranthambhore the tiger breeding program is being very successful and that in the not too distant future the some tigers are going to have to be removed because the reserve will be over populated (a male tiger has a territory of about 50 square kilometres and the female about 25.
Once we returned to the accommodation we only had about three quarters of an hour to have breakfast, finish packing and checkout before our four hour drive to Jaipur.
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Re: Ranthambhore - Day 3
Loving your daily blogs - you will need a relaxing cruise when you get home!