Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey | Photo Gallery | Nature

Broken Tail’s body is removed from the site of the accident in Darra.
Stafford-Johnson and Salim on their journey to find out what happened to Broken Tail. The trail takes them all the way to Darra, 100 miles outside of Ranthambhore.
Tigers are mostly solitary individuals, living alone for the majority of their lifetime.
A tiger peeks out of the bush. Its vertical stripes allow the tiger to blend in with the long grass when it hunts for prey.
A tiger lies next to a ruin in the park. Ranthambhore used to be a private hunting reserve for Indian royalty. Now abandoned, it is used as a wildlife preserve.
Stafford-Johnson and Salim ride in their jeep. The duo spent 600 days filming Broken Tail, from his birth until his sudden disappearance.
Broken Tail and Slant Ear play-fight in the Ranthambhore.
Broken Tail was fearless and would often approach Stafford-Johnson and local guide, Salim Ali, as they filmed him in the park.
Broken Tail’s mother, Machli, leads him and his brother, Slant Ear, through their park home.
Wildlife filmmaker Colin Stafford-Johnson in Ranthambhore National Park.
Even as a cub, Broken Tail was charismatic, exuberant, and bold – walking around as if he owned Ranthambhore.

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