The
indistinct rays of sunlight passed down through the dense clouds, and the
breeze of air grew into a cool wind. We started in our journey with eagerly to explore
the wilderness and to witness the fortuitous and unexpected activities of the
wild. Driven by our curious hearts and eyes, eager to have a complete glimpse,
we entered the forest of Bandipur National Park India.
It
was around 4 'o' clock when we made our path through the heart of the dense
forest. Various wild animals like antelopes and spotted deer had their curious
eyes in us as we passed through the muddy road looking for footprints of tiger,
and tree houses of evening birds. Hence, our evening at Bandipur National Park
had started.
Our
entry into the dense forest was welcomed by a herd of deer staring us
curiously. There were 6-8 spotted deer that stopped eating grass at our sight.
They seemed lively, and freely moved throughout the e forest. Younger calves
were playing, at a quite distance from their mother. The mother deer stared at
us with fear, being the most curious than other deers, she had to protect her
child after all.
Next
morning in Jungle Safari Bandipur we started our journey and spotted a monitor
lizard. It looked smooth and its skin was glowing. Flicking its tongue
frequently, it slowly went into the bushes. A reptile's flicking tongue helps
to know of the surrounding air through sensory organs present at its mouth.
They rapidly scan the air and run in search of prey. A monitor lizard can grow
up to 4 feet, and the one we saw was around 2.5 feet. We also saw a brown hare
too.
My
day spent at Jungle Safari Bandipur was awesome. This was my 3rd tiger
reserve adventure and yet the royal predators remained elusive for me.
