Kingdom of elephants and tigers

Life in Kaziranga National Park in India is very harsh, but for tigers and many other animals, it is still more wonderful than many other parts of the world.

Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India is recognized as a World Heritage Site. Compared to many nature reserves in India, this is a place where great achievements have been made in the effort to protect species. The density of tigers in Kaziranga ranks first among conservation areas in the world. In addition, it is also home to many water buffaloes, elephants and swamp deer.

More than 1,300 elephants live in Kaziranga National Park.

It is very possible that this one-horned rhino has experienced a heroic battle with his kind to fight territory or partner. About two-thirds of the rhinos of a large horn in the world live in Kaziranga National Park. With a density of 7-8 rhinos per km2, the battles between them often occur.

A rhino is chasing the car of security guards and photographers. A security guard intended to shoot a warning, but his gun got stuck. Rhino can run at a maximum speed of 40 km / h, so the driver is trying to speed up to get rid of it.

People scare away a herd of elephants at the edge of Kaziranga National Park. During the day they go out into the garden and come back when it's dark.

A Hindu devotee burns incense to pay homage to a dead elephant. The animal was shot when it stormed into a rice field near the national park. It died a few days later.

Women harvest tea leaves in a tea garden adjacent to Kaziranga. The existence of plantations around the national park makes animals often in danger. People use traps and poisons to defeat elephants and tigers because they often violate their plantations.

Security guards walk, ride elephants or ride boats when patrolling.

Tourists ride elephants to watch deer.

In this park, tigers are predators without competitors. In the tall grass, they are almost invisible to the eyes of the prey.

A rhino is killed by a tiger during childbirth.

Photo source: National Geographic