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Two sisters.
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Royal Bengal tigers.
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And natural born killers.
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Granddaughters of Machli--
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the most famous queen tiger in the world,
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They are now heirs to her magnificent throne:
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The Lake Territory of Ranthambore,
India.
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But like all royal families before them,
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Only one heir can own that throne:
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A paradise for these big cats--
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And one of their last sanctuaries on earth.
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But these tigers don’t know that--
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The sisters only want one thing:
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They need to remove their mother--
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And destroy the other…
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To be the new queen and reign…
Over Ranthambore.
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CLASH OF TIGERS
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In Rajasthan, India’s largest state
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there’s a very special place:
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Over 500 square miles of protected land
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where tigers rule.
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And this is Krishna,
the queen of the lake territory.
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Her cubs are only six weeks old
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and she’s already moving them to a safer place.
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Two boys and two girls.
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For a mother tiger,
having four cubs is rare.
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And a handful.
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Each one is already twice the weight of a domestic cat—
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But they’re still vulnerable.
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There must have been a good reason
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to pack up and leave.
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Perhaps other predators--
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a leopard or another tiger—
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got far too close.
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But today, they must cross this lake—
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Where there’s another, cold-blooded threat.
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Hundreds of them.
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The mugger crocs are the dominant lake predator here.
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And where there’s water,
there’s thirsty prey.
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These ancient reptiles will try to eat anything:
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Even a baby tiger.
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Krishna is on a mission to move her four cubs
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to a safer den—
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--within the crumbling Raj Bagh ruins
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that lie on an island in the middle of the lake.
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Her jaw has the power to crush the neck of a large deer
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and yet the tenderness to grip the scruff of her weakest cub--
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Her daughter… Arrowhead.
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Perhaps only a mother can know that.
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The other three try to keep up.
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Born to swim…
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But these cubs are just beginners.
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They make it onto dry land.
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One, two…three…
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A cub is missing.
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Only one in two tiger cubs
make it to their first birthday.
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Today, this mother tiger loses one in four.
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So, the odds are still against her.
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Her searching calls are lost on the ears of crocs. ALT: crocodiles
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Krishna took a gamble:
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To save Arrowhead, her weakest,
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she lost one of her strongest.
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But there’s little time to mourn.
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She still has three hungry mouths to feed and protect.
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There’s Arrowhead…
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Her sister, Lightning
and their remaining brother: Bhola.
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At this age, these mini-predators are still pretty helpless.
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A mother cat also needs to eat
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so that she can feed them her precious milk.
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And it’s been four days since her last meal.
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Krishna’s kingdom is a land of plenty.
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Ranthambore is prime tiger real estate for a reason.
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There may be an abundance of prey in the park
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but catching it is another matter.
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Here, for every seven attempts-- one kill.
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And it doesn’t help when all these menu items
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are in cahoots with each other.
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The monkeys conspire with the spotted deer.
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It’s a finely tuned alert system.
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But disappearing stripes in the grass
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is her strong suit.
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This apex predator is patient...
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and hungry.
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Mother scores.
A small, spotted deer.
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But the smell of death travels far.
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She must conceal the carcass from other predators--
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Just the right distance from her den and the cubs.
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When Krishna returns,
her cubs know to be cautious
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before they run out to greet her.
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Prime access to her milk is all they want right now.
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And mom’s position triggers tussles
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between the two sisters and their brother.
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The power struggles begin.
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In a young litter,
tiger cubs have got each other’s back.
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But it’s short lived.
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Serious competition is on the horizon.
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Against each other and eventually their own mother.
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The fifteen hundred-year-old fort that once blocked invading armies
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is now just a crumbling nuisance for tiger cubs.
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At three months old,
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these little carnivores are already eating meat.
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Krishna brings a giant steak home for dinner.
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A sambar deer.
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A royal catch for a queen.
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But a mother tiger always wants to create a challenge for her cubs.
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Today: the courage to leap.
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Brother goes first.
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But not to be outdone,
the sisters want their share too.
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A tiger super mom’s work is never done.
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Krishna marks her territory
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to ward off any danger to her cubs.
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But there’s one massive threat
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that she cannot communicate with nor control:
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The weather.
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As the heat and humidity builds,
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Krishna knows she has to leave.
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The monsoon is coming
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and the land bridge to the tigers’ island paradise
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is about to go underwater.
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To get back off the island and to higher ground,
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a long trek looms ahead.
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Krishna’s three cubs face another dangerous test.
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In India, the monsoon transforms the land so much
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that all life must swim
or sink under its relentless power.
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In Krishna’s small corner of this great sub-continent,
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a water-world is born.
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Her lake territory becomes more lake than territory.
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It’s a tough season for a tiger mother.
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Hunting is grueling in the rain.
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The soaked animals are always on the move
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and hidden by the misty fog.
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As her island refuge gets cut off from the mainland,
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Krishna guides her cubs back safely to higher ground.
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She keeps them high and dry
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as the monsoon months roll by.
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As the weather improves,
Krishna goes out to hunt.
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At ten months old,
she leaves the cubs for longer periods
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to build their independence.
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The forest becomes their playground.
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Play-fights build strength
and a competitive streak.
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The two sisters seem to relish this aggression the most.
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And not just against each other.
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The stronger sister, Lightning makes her first small kill
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while her brother, Bhola sits back and watches.
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It’s a tricky little mongoose.
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Not bad for starters.
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Bhola is used to always being fed first by their mother.
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Perhaps because he’s the only male left in this litter,
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he’s Krishna’s favorite.
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But now, the tiger sisters can get their revenge-
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--tease their brother and deny him a bite.
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The play fights are becoming less about play
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and more about fight.
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Lightning continues to assert her power over Arrowhead.
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Sharp claws are now unsheathed.
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Is that a playful swipe or an aggressive strike?
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But while the two sisters may not get along,
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they both have time for their brother.
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Even though male tigers are bigger
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and stronger than the females,
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Bhola doesn’t get caught up in these catfights.
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He’ll have his own battles to face soon enough—
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With other male tigers.
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Perhaps even with his own father, Star—
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Who for now, protects Krishna and her territory
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and keeps other males away--
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Males that could kill cubs that aren’t their own.
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Their mother finally returns…but in silence.
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No excited growls… and no scent… of meat.
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Hunger pains aside though,
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the cubs still greet their mother with tiger love.
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But now Krishna has the extra duty
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of disciplining her aggressive daughter--
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Lightning is now too rough for her sister, Arrowhead.
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Krishna also knows that her three cubs are hungry
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and that milk is not enough for them anymore.
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They need more meat.
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Lightning, Arrowhead and Bhola are growing fast
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and still very dependent on their mother for food.
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But rather than leave them alone again,
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Krishna makes the decision to take them hunting with her.
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She’s chosen a place where the tree coverage is less dense.
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And the spotted deer are in abundance.
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Perfect for teaching junior predators
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the skills of the chase and the final, deadly attack.
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But they’re still a little too green.
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Rooky hunters slow you down
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and mother tiger cannot afford to fail again.
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From the deer’s perspective,
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a pack of four hunting tigers is not something they see every day.
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They’re on high alert.
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Krishna’s game plan is
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to let the cubs approach from different directions,
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confuse the deer while she hems them in.
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That gives the tigers more targets to choose from.
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But it takes a lot more skill to actually catch one.
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The cubs have at least learned that
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complete stillness is the secret to success.
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Spots versus stripes.
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Who has the best coat of deception?
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Predator and prey face off.
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Nothing escapes the multiple scanning senses
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of an experienced carnivore.
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The alarm shatters the forest.
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The unmistakable siren of sheer panic.
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The hunter herds the deer into denser foliage.
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Krishna singles out the nervous and the weak.
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And homes in on the perfect targets:
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A mother and her fawn--
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--a guaranteed handicap.
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Another chase begins.
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And this time the cubs are close on mom’s heels.
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Krishna makes the final sprint
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and cuts both deer off at the pass.
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She brings down the mother.
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And Arrowhead gets the fawn.
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The cubs’ very first hunting lesson
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has produced a two-course meal.
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But they are still learning the lessons
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of who sits where at the dinner table.
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Bhola is given the honor of delivering the fatal bite.
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And Arrowhead hogs the fawn.
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Gaining confidence along with greed.
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But there’s plenty to go around.
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Lightning tucks into her piece of the carcass.
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And like all good tiger mothers,
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Krishna lets her cubs have the lion’s share.
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Re-energized by a full stomach,
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the mock battles continue between the two sisters.
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And they only seem to get worse.
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A tiger’s family doesn’t work
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like we might expect it to--
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A tiger’s family has a dark side.
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Krishna’s main goal is to teach her cubs
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to be independent and not to kill each other.
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But …this part of Ranthambore is not big enough
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for four grown tigers.
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Soon, all this play fighting will become a battle for territory.
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There’s always a risk that
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all this training can backfire on a mother tiger.
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Can Krishna ultimately hold onto her turf?
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At 12 months old,
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the cubs are the equivalent of teenagers.
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Size wise, it’s hard to tell them apart from their mother.
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But as far as maturity goes,
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They still have a long way to go.
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Friction has intensified between the two sisters.
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It’s like Lightning’s jealous
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of Arrowhead’s closeness to their mother.
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She takes every opportunity to take a swipe at her more passive sibling.
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Lightning’s attacks are becoming more violent
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and Krishna has to intervene before they escalate.
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With all this bullying,
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Arrowhead starts to lose confidence.
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Perhaps she feels safer
if she walks in her mother’s shadow.
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No more play fights--
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if Krishna wasn’t around,
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Lightning might seriously injure her sister.
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The transition to adulthood has begun.
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Arrowhead tries to escape to the lake area
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for some hunting practice.
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But Lightning won’t let her out of her sight.
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By sneaking up behind her sister,
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she alerts the prey,
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which ruins any chance of success for either of them.
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The weaker sister tries to bite back
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but Lightning strikes and beats her down again.
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Krishna moves in fast to break them up.
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A mother tiger’s job is to protect the weaker cub
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and help build her strength and courage.
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If navigating the world for her cubs wasn’t difficult enough,
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these ‘teenage’ years have to be the toughest for a mother tiger.
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Keeping the competitive sisters from injuring each other
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is the biggest challenge.
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She can try to discipline Lightning
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with a warning growl or a harmless swipe.
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But her bossy daughter is defiant and ignores her mother.
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So, it seems like the ultimate punishment is
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for Krishna to ban her
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from the privilege of walking by her side.
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To make it clear that she won’t tolerate any trouble.
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Constantly intimidated by her sister,
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Arrowhead’s going through a rough time.
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She’s safe while her mother is there to defend her
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but is she strong enough to go it alone?
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The once close-knit family is developing serious cracks.
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Just like a sulking teenager feeling rejected and unloved,
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Lightning leaves her family
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to try her hand at hunting alone.
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It’s now time to prove
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her independence and potential to be queen.
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First stop: her mother’s favorite hunting grounds.
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This tiger cub has the confidence of youth on her side—
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But does she have the skills yet to pull it off?
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One of the toughest to master
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is getting close to prey without them knowing.
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This is where Lightning lacks experience.
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She thinks she can just walk right up to them.
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And if that doesn’t work…
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There’s always Plan B:
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Just go for it.
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These deer take all tigers seriously
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but this one is confusing them:
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Is she hunting or just patrolling?
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Lightning has watched her mother
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create confusion and panic within the herd before…
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But she’s not quite sure what to do after that.
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It takes guts to charge…
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and actually make the kill.
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The/These deer aren’t taking any chances.
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To scatter and flee is the best policy.
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One final charge---
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And incredibly Lightning makes her first solo kill.
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She’s got what it takes to be a successful predator.
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Arrowhead has caught the scent of her sister’s kill.
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But she’s smart enough to be timid in her approach.
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Unlike her generous mother,
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her bossy sibling has no intention of sharing.
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This success has only emboldened Lightning.
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And she marks her territory to prove it.
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Now that she can hunt,
she’s ready for the next step.
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Which does not bode well for her sister or… her mother.
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Is Lightning destined to inherit the throne?
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Mother tiger, Krishna has been gone for a few days now.
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She’s been busy hiding her latest kill.
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Although she’s still driven to feed her cubs,
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now she eats her share first.
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The mother-cub separation process has really begun.
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The three cubs used to look out for each other
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when mom was gone.
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But not these days.
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The two sisters now deliberately stay out of each other’s way.
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But For their brother, it’s a different story.
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He misses his mother
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and still looks to her for food and comfort.
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When Krishna does return,
the cubs are different.
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She calls for them but only her son, Bhola responds.
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He’s the only one to greet her this time.
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Together, mother and son go in search of the feuding sisters.
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They find Lightning alone at the lake.
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She joins her mother and brother for a cooling bath.
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But Arrowhead is still missing
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so all three of them go and look for her.
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Arrowhead is back at the fort area
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to try her luck at hunting a formidable beast—the boar.
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Because of their sharp tusks,
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this is a dangerous target for young and inexperienced tigers.
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Just like Lightning did,
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she makes a premature dash for it…
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scattering the boar and hoping for the best.
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But unlike Lightning, she fails.
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Tiger cubs are used to failure
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but they usually have their mother around to fall back on.
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So, by the time her mom and siblings find Arrowhead,
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all disputes are forgotten.
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This cub is happy to see her family
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and hoping for some dinner.
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They all head back to the carcass Krishna hid earlier.
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But it’s gone.
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Their father, Star has found it
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and taken the meaty prize for himself.
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There’s not much they can do.
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Krishna knows it’s futile to challenge the resident male tiger.
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Even though he’s their dad.
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But Bhola has different ideas.
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Is his mother trying to restrain him?
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Her son is unheeding.
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He makes a daredevil attempt
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to snatch the carcass from his father.
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But Star easily knocks him away.
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Although protectors on one level,
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male tigers have no problem stealing food from their families.
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The cubs are only left with the guts
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and some scraps but that’s not enough--
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They each need around 4 pounds of meat from every meal now.
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Krishna will need to hunt again soon
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but this may have been their final meal together as a family.
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While Bhola’s brave move shows that
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the cubs are maturing and changing,
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something dramatic has happened to Arrowhead.
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Once the weakest cub,
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she’s always been the one to receive special protection from her mother.
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But now the tables have turned.
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With all the battles to fight off her sister,
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she’s become the stronger one…
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And now… the bully.
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She’s discovered the full power of her lethal claws
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and doesn’t hesitate to use them against her sister.
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It’s now Lightning’s turn to avoid Arrowhead.
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But there’s no real need.
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Her now dominant sister breaks away from the family unit.
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Normally, tiger cubs don’t separate
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until they are at least two years old.
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At only 15 months old,
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is Arrowhead really ready to survive on her own?
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Krishna’s family has broken apart.
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The cubs live in two different locations now.
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But this mother tiger is not done with raising them yet.
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Which of her cubs should she care for now?
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Incredibly, all of them.
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Krishna shunts between Arrowhead in one place
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and Lightning and Bhola in the other.
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Never empty-handed.
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And without mother around as much,
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Lightning commandeers dinner
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and Bhola often misses out.
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He’s probably not ready for this family break up.
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But the sisters are forcing the split
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and pushing hard to rule their mother’s kingdom.
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And Krishna doesn’t appear to like it.
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When Lightning starts to show too much dominance,
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she experiences the full wrath of her mother’s anger.
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And when Arrowhead challenges her mother,
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she quickly gets put in her place.
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A loving tiger mother
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who taught her cubs everything she knows
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now faces two competing rivals to her tiger throne.
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One early morning in Ranthambore National Park…
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Arrowhead attacks her own mother.
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But mother wins.
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Krishna-- the queen --
injures her daughter.
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She’s not prepared to give up her lake territory…
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Just yet.
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And she makes that message clear.
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This is a mother who once indulged her weakest cub.
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And protected her from her bossy sister.
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Has the bond between mother and daughter
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been broken for good?
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It turns out that
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leaving the nest for a tiger cub is no easy task.
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Krishna’s three are not quite there.
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Bhola continues to only show affection for his mother
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and relishes the extra attention.
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Krishna eventually seeks out Lightning too
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and makes her peace.
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Her daughter seems to forget
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all the harsh discipline she’d received from her mother.
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And then something surprising happens…
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Like some sort of peace offering,
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Krishna nurses her grown daughter.
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Something rarely seen in the wild.
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Krishna now goes in search of her third
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and most disgruntled cub.
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Arrowhead is still licking the wounds from her mother’s attack.
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Has her mom now come to drive her out forever?
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As it turns out,
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Krishna has come to make peace with her too.
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Arrowhead also tries to drink her mother’s milk for the final time.
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After these final loving reunions,
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Krishna disappears from the lake territory
without fanfare.
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Her job as a mother is complete.
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But with that she’s left a hole that needs to be filled.
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The role of queen.
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And the lake territory is not big enough for two of them.
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Krishna’s throne is finally up for grabs.
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Now her nearly 2-year-old daughters turn on each other to take it.
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Arrowhead marks out her territory
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and Lightning takes careful note
of the chemical messages she leaves.
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While their brother appears to play peacemaker,
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these once loving tiger sisters are now sworn enemies.
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Who will be the final victor?
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The strategy is simple.
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It’s all about intimidation and submission.
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Arrowhead repeatedly harasses the once dominant Lightning
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until she defeats her.
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And then watches as her sister leaves ALT: exits the area forever.
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Bhola must move on too
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and establish his own male territory.
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Even though the two sisters turned on their mother,
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Krishna sacrificed Ranthambore’s best land for her cubs, regardless.
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Arrowhead becomes the new reigning queen of the lake territory--
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The great tiger bloodline continues.
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