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Miranda snaps this picture of me, Kelly, Maggie, Claudia, Amit and Amy
standing before this ancient twisted tree as we begin our afternoon safari
through this 106 sq mile Project Tiger Reserve.
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Enormous Banyan trees are scattered throughout the park. Its branches are
all supported by roots seeking water. The area has been drought ridden for
7 years and animals and trees are very stressed. Most of the rivers were
dry.
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A chital looks up warily. We saw these small spotted deer frequently. The
males have full large racks.
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This fellow found something tasty just as I snapped this.
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This large Sambar rests just in the shade. This native deer almost became
extinct and is being reintroduced into Indian preserves and parks.
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Monkeys often followed us screaming through the tress. These are Langurs
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This resting antelope is a little blurry as taking a picture in a bumping
4 wheel drive jeep is not conducive to sharp prints.
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Although we saw many animals, we did not see tigers on our afternoon
safari, so we rose at 6, had our tea in the garden of the motel and took
off again for another try.
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A short break about halfway through and it is starting to warm
up. (Kelly)
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Here they are--tiger tracks. (Kelly)
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Here in the shadows at least close enough to take a picture the second
tiger of our trip rested behind a log. I have put a light circle on
Kelly's picture on the right. He is really there. A truly beautiful
animal.
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