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PHOTO STORY TIGERS

SAVED BUT CAGED
Aceh Province, Indonesia
A snare cost this six-month-
old Sumatran tiger cub his
right front leg, which had
to be amputated because it
was so badly mangled. He
was trapped for four days
before being rescued by
anti-poaching forest patrols.
Sadly, he will have to spend
the rest of his life in captivity.
Photo Steve Winter

POWER GRAB
Ranthambore NP,
Rajasthan, India
Female ‘Noor’ brings down
an adult sambar. Tigers need
to be within 20m of their prey
before launching an attack and
rely on explosive acceleration
to catch it. Photo Andy Rouse

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