Mahua Kothi
Wildlife at Mahua Kothi
With its rusty red coat, white markings and black stripes, the tiger is perhaps the most glamorous jungle animal. A rare species, tigers are highly territorial and solitary. The dense jungle they favour and their exceptional camouflage makes them notoriously difficult to spot. However, a glimpse of this beautiful animal in the wild is a truly rewarding sight. Tigers will only inhabit territory where plenty of prey is found, and prefer to hunt at night, rarely being spotted stalking their prey. During the heat of the Indian day, they may be seen cooling off in pools or rivers and are excellent swimmers.
The elegant spotted chital deer are endemic to India. Golden brown in colour, with big eyes and ears, these delicate looking animals make a pretty sight grazing in a jungle clearing. Males have three-tined antlers that they shed once a year. With two peak rutting seasons a year, these prolific breeders make excellent prey for the tiger. Chital are most active in the early morning and evening hours. When they sense the presence of a predator, they give our sharp alarm calls, which are often referred to as the quintessential sound of the Indian jungle.
Trapeze artists of the jungle, the gray langur pull off acrobatic stunts among the trees. With their distinctive black faces, ears and limbs, and smooth gray coats, these little animals always looked impeccably groomed. Spending most of their time in the trees, they feed on leaves, stalks, fruits, buds and flowers. Chital deer are frequently spotted feeding on leaves dropped by the langur. The langur's coughing, guttural alarm calls are often the first indication of a predator on the prowl. They also give out a whooping call in the early morning hours to indicate territory or greet other troops.
Recent Sightings from Wildwatch.com
A TREAT FOR BIRDERS - 30 December 2011
A wonderful kingfisher been seen at Bandhavgarh National Park for almost 15 days. We do keep seeing kingfishers like Pied, Common or small blue, White throated and Stock billed but the Black capped is really a treat for the birders, as its not very...
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SLOTH BEAR (BALLOO) - 23 December 2011
This magnificent animal is highly nocturnal in behaviour. To see it in the day time is a treat. Our guests were very lucky to not only see it, but to enjoy a lot of their behavioural habits as well. A sloth bear is also known as a predator of termites....
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SAGA OF A NEW TIGRESS - 07 November 2011
We were driving through an unexplored part of the forest and at around 60 km from the lodge we found this young female, whom none has ever heard about ... She was a little upset at first, snarling at us, but she soon realised that we are no match to...
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