Tiger in Flehmen pose
Tigers to identify his territory, the male marks trees by spraying of urine and anal gland secretions, as well as marking trails with scat. Males show what is called called the Flehmen response. In the Flehmen response, animals draw back their lips in a manner that makes them appear to be “grimacing”. The action, which is adopted when examining scents left by other animals either of the same species or of prey, helps expose the vomeronasal organ and draws scent molecules back toward it. This behavior allows animals to detect scents, for example from urine, of other members of their species or clues to the presence of prey. Flehming allows the animals to determine several factors, including the presence or absence of estrus, the physiological state of the animal, and how long ago the animal passed by.
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Oh just fantastic. This brings back fantastic memories of Kanha. Wonderful shot.
I really like your animal photo!
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Excellent shot of this beautiful animal !! Congrats.
U had a tiger sighting at Kanha. Good shot as well.
Great shot. How close were you?
wondefullllllllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terrific behavior shot!
Nice shot
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Or it could just be that pungent stink of someone’s bad shit.
And of course I meant to say: Great shot! :~)
@ashokbanker – Not shit – It is urine
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Excellent capture!
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brave and excellent capture….
Nice capture..
Great shot!
perfect !!!!
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grt capture !!
Thanks everyone @stevej_1960 – the tiger was about 10 meter away…
great moment
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Wow! ThankYou for sharing this…..so interesting!
MUST SEE LARGE SIZE….
Awesome capture !!!
Thank’s for share that!
congrats on Explore
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I think I might as well just fave all of your magnificent tiger photographs — they are all amazing!!
This is fantastic…I’ve seen our tigers at the Toronto Zoo smell this way…it’s truly fearsome!
Congratulations on Explore.
Great shot.
WOW!
very good
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Awesome
Fine Tiger Photo !
It’s saying "Yuck!" — great photo!
Hi Tarique,
Greetings from Rajib and Kolkata.
I must admit I am now a fan of your great photography.
Myself also in the same sector – IT – myself in Desiging.
I am real passionate about designing and heads a team in a private sector.
And of course Travel and Tourism is something I am really keen on.And when it involves wildlife – forests and jungles – its amazing.
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More we talk and share.
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Wonderful capture!!!
Nice capture indeed.