Last week, a lucky amateur photographer from Odisha, India, had the good
fortune to come across a really uncommon black tiger.
The photographer, Soumen Bajpayee, was able to capture the gorgeous
creature in a stunning collection of images.
There are six black tigers believed to exist in the entire globe, including
this one.
They are nearly extinct and can only be found in the woods of Odisha,
India.
The black tigers lack concealment because they lack color variation and
tend to live shorter lives in the wild than typical Bengal tigers.
While visiting the sanctuary, 27-year-old Bajpayee, a Masters in Technology
student from Kolkata, West Bengal, sighted the tiger after seeing some birds
and monkeys.
I was shocked and felt lucky to have seen the tiger, he added.
"While observing different birds and monkeys in the trees, I suddenly
spotted something that resembled a tiger but did not appear like a typical
tiger. I had no knowledge about Melanistic Tigers at the time.
Then it abruptly emerged from the woods, lingered for a brief period of
time, and then retreated behind the trees.
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