It was a pleasant surprise to spot Ridhi, the tigress, today at Ranthambore National Park. It was overcast and had rained the whole previous night. We spotted crocodiles, spotted deer, and the occasional Pitta bird. As we were returning, we came across Ridhi cooling herself in the shallow waters of a stream.
In an earlier post, I had written about Bacchi, the daughter of Ridhi, not knowing that in a few weeks I would be able to spot her mother, a fully grown seven-year-old tigress. Ridhi, incidentally, was not very amenable about being photographed, and so she ambled away after a little while.
Ridhi is a well-known resident of Ranthambore National Park, having given birth to many offspring. One wonders if she will take up the mantle of Machli. The death of Arrowhead has left a vacuum in the National Park that needs to be filled; till then, I guess, we need to wait and watch.
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