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Bengal Tiger | Jayanth Sharma
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Bengal Tiger | Jayanth Sharma
Jackson's Widowbird and Long-Tailed Widowbird
Photos by Jainy Maria, Jayanth Sharma, Harvey G Photography, and Hennie Kotze
By Jayanth Sharma
South American Cougar | Jayanth Sharma
South American Cougar | Jayanth Sharma
South American Cougar | Jayanth Sharma
Bengal Tiger | Jayanth Sharma
With profound respect, we mourn the passing of Arrowhead, the 11-year-old tigress whose arrow-shaped forehead blaze made her the most recognisable face of Rajasthan’s Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. Born in 2014 to Krishna (T-19) and granddaughter of the legendary Machhli (T-16), Arrowhead inherited a dynasty of resilience, grace and fearless hunting prowess. Even in her twilight months, while silently battling an aggressive bone cancer, she astonished visitors one last time—ambushing and overpowering a full-grown marsh crocodile at Padam Talab on 16 June 2025, a scene that instantly went viral and echoed her grandmother’s famed exploits. Forest officials confirmed that Arrowhead succumbed to her illness on 19 June 2025, just hours after one of her daughters was shifted for safekeeping—an end befitting a matriarch who always placed her lineage first. Arrowhead’s legacy lives on through her cubs and through the countless photographers, guides and travellers she inspired to champion tiger conservation. The lakes and bamboo thickets of Zones 2 & 3—once her dominion—will feel quieter now, but every rustle in the grass will remind us of a sovereign who reigned with dignity until her final breath.
Bengal Tiger | Jayanth Sharma