A Tiger's Tale

Chapter 2

I have been asking the Indians about Tigers. I have been told that Tigers are very important to them, I was also told that the amount of Tigers in the world have been decreasing because of poachers wanting their bones, teeth and skin to make a medicine that doesn't work or priceless fancy rugs! It is completely terrible! Who would want to kill a Tiger for wealth and riches? Syeed has also been telling me about the Tigers.

"So where would be the best place to find a Tiger?" I asked.

"Over there," pointed one of the villagers. "By those trees and mountains, you just need to follow the path".

I did follow the path for a while but then I got bored so I decided to head a different direction, Syeed was driving the car.

"Which way do you wanna go?" Syeed asked.

"That way," I pointed over to a tree. "Look, a Tiger! I think it's a female".

And yes, I found a Tiger, It was indeed a female.

It was so beautiful, I filmed this Tiger. At the moment she was just laying down until a big, majestic male came to attract the female. It wasn't long before they were mates, I followed them, watched their every move from a distant, even when it was dark Syeed and I were still there. The two Tigers were together for ages. I decided to set up a camp away from the two Tigers but not too far.

In the morning Syeed and I had woken and thank god none of our stuff had gone. Syeed happened to have noticed that the male Tiger was gone and the female was just there.

"I can tell she's going to be a good mother," I smiled, Syeed smiled too.

"Did you record them?" Syeed said, I said I did.

Syeed and I have been watching the female Tiger for ages, she knew Syeed and I now and she trust us. I named her "Shikharna".

Syeed and I decided to go back to the village and come and check Shikharna again in a couple of weeks to see how she's getting on, I also wanted to know when she'd give birth.