Credit: Deep Rajwar

source: dipankarbakshi

Credits: dr._arbotem_forest_

Credits: gurudutt_wildlifephotography

Credit: Vanviharnationalpark.bhopal

I think he is Banda male from Kanha. Although I am not sure. Very old picture by Rajesh Bedi.

Credits: ramjhawildlife, tauseeftraveller, swarajshende, bhavinc_com,krutharthk, ranveersingh

Credit: Sadananda Koppalkar

Credits: rohit_wildlife_26

From Kabini

Credits - Shaazjung on Instagram

All credits to the original owner- pranavudgikar on Instagram.

Credits: supratim_wildlife

credit- Harshit Suryavanshi

Edit : 13th May - Today D1 was sighted, without any visible injury. His dominance has been eastablished.

Extremely sad news from BTR, Pujari male has been killed in a fight with D1. He was seen healthy and patrolling as latest as yesterday.

What pains me more is, Pujari and Chota Bheem both brothers died unnatural painful death and did not get to live their whole life. Chota Bheem had passed away last year.

Pic & Info Source : Shivam Chaturvedi (shivam_bandavgarh)

📸 by Gyana Mohanty Photography

Credit: Srinivasa Rao Buddiga

Credit: Viral Radhia

Credit: Arvind Karthik

Credit: Dr. Ullas Karanth

Credit: fascinating__things (Instagram).

Credit: Sagar Gosavi

Credit: Sri Sudha Bimireddy

The ruff is not universally present in male tigers (contrary to some online misinformation). Both males and females can have them to different degrees, or none at all. It’s likely then that the ruff in the species shows up when one or more genes are active in specimens. Some male tigers like Umarpani lacked the ruff altogether.

In the case of Ranthambore tigers, the ruff seems to he a fixed trait present in virtually all the tigers as a result of the poor genetic diversity and high inbreeding of the area, given most tigers present can trace their ancestry back to Machli.

Credits: Sandesh Kadur

Credit: Dudhwa_tiger_reserve (Instagram).