15/07/2019
Top 6 most photographed individuals from the Sajnekhali WLS tourism zone of Indian Sundarban.
Top left is the dominant male and undoubtedly THE MOST seen and photographed individual. His sightings have been documented since 2012. He is very bold and used to roam around in a huge area of the tourism zone. Though he has lost quite a bit of his area to a young male now, his boldness still remains intact.
Top right is one of the old females who has been seen quite a few times with different set of cubs. Though she was not photographed after November 2018, an unclear recent video hints her comeback. I have documented her once fighting with a younger female. She stands in the 2nd position.
Middle left is another old female who is next in line considering the number of sightings and photographs. Since she is extremely shy, getting a decent photograph of hers is slightly difficult and that's why she gets pushed to the 3rd position.
Middle right is a young female whose area mostly lies completely within the tourism zone. She is neither very shy but nor extremely bold. But considering her area she is seen and photographed more. Though I am not completely sure, she might be the daughter of the female who holds the 2nd position.
Bottom left is an extremely bold female, most likely the middle right's sibling. Since a major portion of her area is outside the tourism zone she is not that much seen or photographed. But when around she is an absolute darling. I have seen her twice in pregnant conditions but yet to see her nursing cubs. She holds the 5th position in this list.
Bottom right is a young male who seems to have challenged the dominant male. This individual is not very shy and am confident that he will slowly move up the chart as time progresses. He probably is the son of our dominant male.
My observation is based on the photographs/videos taken by me and few others since 2014. I have also reffered to available older images on the internet.
