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Bamera came out of the forest and followed our jeep for a good 20 minutes, often coming within 4 metres of us. He didn't care that we were there, he was far too cool to be bothered by an open backed car and clicking cameras, there was no doubt he was the boss though.
Pretty common around the Indian sub-continent but still an impressive bird when he poses like this.
He has a huge scar across his nose from a territorial fight with another male, his ears are notched, maybe from the same encounter. It all adds to his mystique and his character.
We saw a face off between this individual and 3 Golden Jackals, the jackals were walking along when then came face to face with the boar, there was a brief face-to-face stand off then the jackals gave it a very wide berth!
A very gregarious primate, it's not uncommon to come across groups sat on rocks or under trees looking for all the world like little old men watching the world go by.
This big ugly brute of a bird is solitary outside the breeding season and is never too far from water.
Bandhavgarh is a particularly beautiful place, especially when the foreground is just as breathtaking as the background.
Quite a few of them around the park but these seemed to be in much better condition than any we've seen in the past. This individual was one of the three that had the stand off with the Indian Wild Boar.
After following the car along the road for 20 minutes he decided to go for a drink then spent some time in the grass before heading away from the road and out of sight. We spent 40 minutes with him all told.
These huge ladies are all over Bandhavgarh, their bodies can reach over 2 inches long and their webs are huge. Just below and to the left of this feeding female is the much smaller male who obviously fancies his chances.
We've never seen wild Indian Elephants, domesticated ones are the HGV's of the National Park.
You can't miss these guys in India, in Bandhavgarh however you don't see anywhere near as many of these as you do Langurs.