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Ranthambhore National Park

The dry forests around Ranthambhore Fort are home to around 30 tigers. A former hunting ground for the maharajas of Jaipur, 1334 square km around Rathambhore is now protected as a national park. The likelyhood of spotting a tiger on one of the twice daily 3 hour game drives is said to be 30%, but on my 3 drives I had to settle for tiger tracks, though there is plenty of other wildlife in the park to see, if you can get the drivers to slow down. Hot and dry March and April are the best months for tiger viewing.
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Click for the Ranthambhore trip report		 Through the hotel, a jeep safari is US$17
Through the hotel, a jeep safari is US$17		 Entrance to the National Park
Entrance to the National Park		 The booth where the drivers need to check in before joining one of the 7 tracks
The booth where the drivers need to check in before joining one of the 7 tracks
Tiger Tracks
Tiger Tracks		 Ranthambhore Fort is on a hill in the center of the park
Ranthambhore Fort is on a hill in the center of the park		 Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), also known as Blue Bull Antelope, is the largest species of antelope in Asia
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), also known as Blue Bull Antelope, is the largest species of antelope in Asia		 Female Nilgai are much lighter than the males
Female Nilgai are much lighter than the males
Female Nilgai
Female Nilgai		 Female Niglai with young
Female Niglai with young		 Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus), commonly known as black-faced monkies
Hanuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus), commonly known as black-faced monkies		 Hanuman (Black-faced) Langur with the full moon
Hanuman (Black-faced) Langur with the full moon
Black-faced Langur
Black-faced Langur		 Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)		 Wild boar running
Wild boar running		 Wild boar
Wild boar
Chital with a large rack of antlers
Chital with a large rack of antlers		 Chittal (Axis axis), most commonly known as spotted deer
Chittal (Axis axis), most commonly known as spotted deer		 Chital
Chital		 Chital
Chital
Ranthambhore is fairly scenic
Ranthambhore is fairly scenic		 Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) sitting on our jeep
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) sitting on our jeep		 Five-striped (or Northern) Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennatii)
Five-striped (or Northern) Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennatii)		 Five-striped (or Northern) Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennatii)
Five-striped (or Northern) Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennatii)
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus)
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus)		 Peacock (Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus), the national bird of India
Peacock (Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus), the national bird of India		 Sambar deer (Cervus unicolour)
Sambar deer (Cervus unicolour)		 Ranthambhore Fort seen from the game drive
Ranthambhore Fort seen from the game drive
Ranthambhore Fort
Ranthambhore Fort		 Roosting Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena)
Roosting Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena)		 Banyan Tree
Banyan Tree		 Chital
Chital
Langur
Langur		 Drive #2
Drive #2		 Chital buck
Chital buck		 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Chital
Chital		 Chital
Chital		 Sambar deer
Sambar deer		 Sambar deer
Sambar deer
Chital
Chital		 Chital fawn nursing
Chital fawn nursing		 Sambar doe
Sambar doe		 Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope
Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope
Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope
Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope		 Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope
Nilgai - Blue Bull Antelope		 Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) more commonly known as Indian gazelle
Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) more commonly known as Indian gazelle		 Langur
Langur
Ranthambhore National Park
Ranthambhore National Park		 Chital
Chital		 Chital
Chital		 Our jeep, an Indian-built Gypsy
Our jeep, an Indian-built Gypsy
Nilgai
Nilgai		 Roots clinging to a cliff
Roots clinging to a cliff		 2 Sambar bucks
2 Sambar bucks		 Sambar standing on hind legs to browse
Sambar standing on hind legs to browse
Ranthambhore scenery
Ranthambhore scenery		 Female Nilgai antelope are much lighter in color
Female Nilgai antelope are much lighter in color		 Sambar
Sambar		 Chital
Chital
Sambar buck making a move on a doe
Sambar buck making a move on a doe		 Chital
Chital		 Wild boar
Wild boar		 Wild boar piglets
Wild boar piglets
Wild boar piglet
Wild boar piglet		 Wild boar
Wild boar		 Evening view of the fort
Evening view of the fort		 The driver would have run this guy over if he didn't slow down
The driver would have run this guy over if he didn't slow down
Drive #3
Drive #3		 Sambar doe in the tall grass
Sambar doe in the tall grass		 White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)		 White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
White-Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Oriental Honey-Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
Oriental Honey-Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)		 White-Rumped Vultures mating (Gyps bengalensis)
White-Rumped Vultures mating (Gyps bengalensis)		 White-Throated Kingfisher
White-Throated Kingfisher		 Chital
Chital
Peacock displaying for a Chital deer
Peacock displaying for a Chital deer		 Chital buck
Chital buck		 Peacock displaying
Peacock displaying		 Ranthambhore
Ranthambhore
Waterhole at Ranthambhore
Waterhole at Ranthambhore		 Black-Winged Stilt (Himanthopus himanthopus)
Black-Winged Stilt (Himanthopus himanthopus)		 Black-Winged Stilt (Himanthopus himanthopus)
Black-Winged Stilt (Himanthopus himanthopus)		 Marsh Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
Marsh Mugger Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris)
Marsh Mugger Crocodile
Marsh Mugger Crocodile		 Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala idem)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala idem)		 Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala idem)
Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala idem)		 We managed to get the driver to stop without scaring away this Indian Roller
We managed to get the driver to stop without scaring away this Indian Roller
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)		 Late in the morning, a female Nilgai is resting
Late in the morning, a female Nilgai is resting		 Just outside the park we found this monkey reading, then eating, this newspaper
Just outside the park we found this monkey reading, then eating, this newspaper

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Steve Goldthorp20-Feb-2007 21:31
Another superb gallery - you're added to my favorites! Voted!
Saloni Chandra 22-Nov-2006 11:52
The Gallery is Wonderful.
i want ot know if there is naything else to see in ranthambhore other than the wildlife.
What are photography advantages if you are a teenager travelling with your parents???
Akshat Gupta 16-Jan-2005 15:14
wanna add somthing to my earlier post. anyway i m another Sawai Madhopur resident an another IITian
Nitin Gupta 14-Jan-2005 06:25
Dear Mr.Brian McMorrow
Its really a wonderful gallery by you. I am a resident of Sawaimadhopur(Raj.) pursuing M.Tech at I.I.T Delhi and a wildlife lover. I visited the National Park number of times and luckily saw the Tiger on every trip. I saw the Tiger in infact every position, whwther sleeping or running for hunt.
Thanks for putting such wonderful photographs on internet so that all wildlife lovers makes best use of it.
Regards,

Nitin Gupta
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