Stalking the Tiger ; Ever Harder to Find, the Predator Remains a Mind-Altering Sight
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › December 06, 2007
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In a flash the news was all over the jungle: A tiger was afoot.
The langur monkeys spotted it from their treetop sentry posts, and their coughing, guttural alarm was relayed on the ground by the large, elk-like deer called sambars. Their tiger warning a throaty bleating was in turn passed on by the yelp of the spotted deer known as chitals.See the full content of this document
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Stalking the Tiger ; Ever Harder to Find, the Predator Remains a Mind-Altering Sight
Throughout the forest creatures froze in place, eyes widened, ears perked, nostrils flared. In our open jeep, chatter stopped, and binoculars and long-lens cameras rose into place.
At first, nothing. Then, just barely visible, a great, muscular wraith creeping through the tangled undergrowth. Its stripes rendered it nearly undetectable; it made no sound."If you can he...See the full content of this document
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