During one of our visits to the Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary, we heard Langur alarm calls near a waterhole. The naturalist who was with us spontaneously stopped the Jeep in its tracks since Langur alarm calls mostly indicate that there is a predator (Tiger or Leopard) nearby. All of us in the vehicle got very excited and hoped that it would be our lucky day! A few minutes later, a herd of Gaurs came to the waterhole to quench their thirst.
We hoped that once they moved on we would be able to catch a glimpse of the elusive cat. Meanwhile, as we waited, two huge bull Gaurs entered the scene and gave us an interesting display of posturing. It was evident from the posturing that the hierarchy was being established as to which one of them would mate with the female Gaurs in the herd that had just passed by. It was particularly thrilling to notice that the Bulls sized each other up with various postures without any physical contact and after a few minutes a clear winner emerged.
9 comments:
Very nice pictures!
Many greetings from Switzerland
Yvonne & Raphael
Superb pictures of the majestic gaur. Your pics are look so real & life like-I get the feeling that I am actually in Bandipur and viewing these splendid animals.Thanks for sharing.
Warm Regards
They certainly are big boys lol
Great captures.
These gaurs look really fierce and massive. Wouldn't like to get in their way.
wow! these guys look massive and intimidating! great shots! :)
majestic beast it is ... and gr8 shots as usual
What magnificent creatures, their strength, their beauty, these images, all exceptional...great series~
What an impressive beast and the two pictures are very impressive and gorgeous!
What a wow series, again! Congratulations for your lovely outings and photo shoots.
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