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The guide informed us that this tigress was known as Arrowhead. Unlike lions tigers stay

alone. They mark territory which is usually 10 square kilometeres for a female and about 30

kilometeres for a male. The male covers the territory of three females. Cubs stay with their

mother till they are about two and half years old, thereafter they are pushed out by the moth-

er from her territory and have to establish their own.

Arrowhead soon felt disturbed and walked away.

We kept driving on the dirt track adjacent to her and she kept walking alonside as if we did not ex-

ist. Then she spotted a waterhole and turned towards it. Month of June is blazing hot at Ranthambore

and the tigers take to the water holes to cool off. This makes it easier to spot them during the summer

months. Best time to visit Ranthambore is between end March to Mid June.