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A female tiger cools off in the water at the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India. National Geographic Channel is celebrating these animals with a series called Big Cat Week, which starts Dec. 9.
A female tiger cools off in the water at the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India. National Geographic Channel is celebrating these animals with a series called Big Cat Week, which starts Dec. 9.
By Aditya Singh, NGC
A wild tigress, Machli, and her three cubs relax in the shade at Ranthambore National Park.
A wild tigress, Machli, and her three cubs relax in the shade at Ranthambore National Park.
By Aditya Singh, NGC
Machli shows her spirit, fighting with 'Star male' at Ranthambhore National Park.
Machli shows her spirit, fighting with 'Star male' at Ranthambhore National Park.
By Dhritiman Mukerjee, NGC
Trapper Boone Smith examines snow leopard paw prints in the mountains of the Wakhan Corridor in northeast Afghanistan.
Trapper Boone Smith examines snow leopard paw prints in the mountains of the Wakhan Corridor in northeast Afghanistan.
NGC
Wildlife Veterinarian Stephane Ostrowski checks the tranquilized snow leopard's vital signs in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
Wildlife Veterinarian Stephane Ostrowski checks the tranquilized snow leopard's vital signs in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
Wildlife Conservation Society/NGC
A Wildlife Conservation Society team member examines the tranquilized snow leopard's teeth.
A Wildlife Conservation Society team member examines the tranquilized snow leopard's teeth.
Wildlife Conservation Society/NGC
A group of young cheetahs feeds on an animal in the Serengeti.
A group of young cheetahs feeds on an animal in the Serengeti.
By Reinhard Radke, Naturfilm/NGC
A cheetah encounters a giraffe in the Serengeti. A friendly neighbor, giraffes can't harm cheetahs but buffaloes are a real threat to the cats.
A cheetah encounters a giraffe in the Serengeti. A friendly neighbor, giraffes can't harm cheetahs but buffaloes are a real threat to the cats.
By Reinhard Radke, Naturfilm/NGC
Lion cub Moja stretches in a tree.
Lion cub Moja stretches in a tree.
By Sophie Darlington, NGC
Lion cub Moja sits with his mother after a feeding.
Lion cub Moja sits with his mother after a feeding.
By Natasha Breed, NGC
Notch, one of the Masai Mara lions from the National Geographic Channel show 'Planet Earth Live.'
Notch, one of the Masai Mara lions from the National Geographic Channel show 'Planet Earth Live.'
By Jackson Looseyia, NGC
Lioness Nyota watches for prey from atop an acacia tree.
Lioness Nyota watches for prey from atop an acacia tree.
By Sophie Darlington, NGC
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