Jan 2, 2014
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For his new book "Tigers Forever,"
photographer Steve Winter traveled to India, Sumatra, Myanmar and
Thailand capturing one of the most endangered big cats in the world. Fewer than 3,200 tigers remain in the wild -- down from about 100,000 a century ago.
Above, a male tiger crosses open grasslands in early morning. ©2010 Steve Winter
Above, a male tiger crosses open grasslands in early morning. ©2010 Steve Winter
Tigers are usually solitary animals: Except for a mother
and her cubs, tigers live and hunt alone, coming together only to mate
or occasionally to share a kill. ©2010 Steve Winter
A male tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. ©2010 Steve Winter
Tigers scratch, spray, scrape, rub, roll, and roar to mark
boundaries or advertise their presence, all to find a mate -- or avoid
surprise encounters that could prove fatal. ©2010 Steve Winter
A tiger peers at a camera trap it triggered while night hunting in the forests of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
©2010 Steve Winter
©2010 Steve Winter
Tourists at the Tiger Temple view a “tiger enrichment”
show. Young tigers entertain tourists daily, but adults rarely leave
tiny, decrepit cages and are often beaten. ©2010 Steve Winter
This 14-month-old cub, cooling off in a pond, is riveted
by a deer that appeared near the shore. Tigers are powerful swimmers;
they can easily cross rivers 4 to 5 miles wide and have been known to
swim distances of up to 18 miles. ©2010 Steve Winter
A 10-month-old cub yawns, midday. Tigers are essentially
nocturnal, most active from dusk to dawn, and tend to sleep during the
heat of the day. ©2010 Steve Winter
A wary 3-month-old cub briefly investigates the
photographer's intrusion before ducking behind his mother. This tigress
gave birth in the same remote cave where she was born. ©2010 Steve Winter
A portion of the book’s proceeds will benefit partner organization Panthera’s Tigers Forever program.
©2010 Steve Winter
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