A white tiger is an albino, which symbolizes power in East Asian cultures, such as Vietnam. It symbolizes freedom and individuality. The tiger’s world, by contrast, is not only amoral but peculiarly consequence-free, and this-the atavistic certainty that there is nothing more lethal than itself-is the apex predator’s greatest weakness. John Vaillant
Tag: Tigers
Tyger, Tyger
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes?On what wings dare he aspire?What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art,Could twist the sinews of thy heart?And when thy heart began…
The Tyger
Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye,Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies.Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy…
Preyed
I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it’s much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey. ~James Van Der Beek Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them….
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wildlife
I know that the picture is blurred, but that’s what happens when you use zoom on a point-and-shoot camera. But that should not take away from the fact that we experienced a close sighting for a full grown Royal Bengal Tiger at the Ranthambore Sanctuary at Sawai Mansingh, Rajashtan, close to Jaipur. I love this…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Refuge
There have been times when I crave for a DSLR, and this was certainly one of them. Shot at the Ranthambore Sanctuary, one of the Thriving Tiger reserves in India, we spotted this full grown Tiger hiding way from curious travelers, and yet lazing away in his true grandeur. And I believe that is the…
Snapshots of my World 