Unnis (Krishna)
Unnis was initially the shy one of the litter, as a cub staying close to her famous mother and sister at all times. When it was time for her to strike out on her own, quiet Unnis had little choice but to take over the “leftovers” of her mother Machali's territory. Supporting herself in this harsh and unforgiving environment was difficult. Timid Unnis kept to herself avoiding humans and other tigers.
However, its all changed today. After finding mate Sitara, she becme a mother to three cubs – two males and one female. Now, Unnis is starting to show her real strengths as a powerful hunter and mother, and after her sister's disapperance from the lakes area, Unnis has moved in . Her first litter have all grown up, and now she is the 'Lady princess of the lakes'.
Her two sons (T64 & T65) are still today within her Rajbagh territory and she gave birth to her second litter of three cubs in Feb 2014.
Could she follow in her famous mother's footsteps?
Is she pregnant again? Who is the real father? Follow her here on Tiger Nation.
Satra, Athara and Unnis were born during the 2006 monsoon months to tigress Machali and T2, Ranthambhore's dominant male. At first, Machali kept the cubs between the lakes and Nalghati and rarely ventured out of this area. The territory boasts a high density of sambar deer (India’s largest deer species) on which the cubs were raised.
Unnis had to wait to take her over territory from her more dominant sisters, Stara, who ended by taking over her famous mother's territory of the lakes, and her sister was translocated to Sariska. Unnis settled into the Lahpur Valley and welcomed her first litter of two males and one female sired by mate Sitara in December 2010. here she brought up her cubs with skill and tenderness, and the cubs where seen occasionally as they grew up, and Unnis began to loose her shyness.
In the winter of 2012 her sister, now with three young cubs was having a serious clash with the dominant male in her territory, Sitara, as he believed that Satra's cubs where not his progeny - a dangerous assumption for young cubs.
The result was a battle that left both tigress and tiger injured, but fearing for her youngsters she fled to the protection of her cubs father, Dollar in the Kachida area of the park. This move gave Unnis the opportunity to come back home, to take Satra's vacant territory. It was an ideal time as her cubs were now reaching independence and she was ready to have another litter.
She has since developed into a relaxed and beautiful young mother, and been seen hunting, flirting and mating with both Dollar and Sitara in April 2013. Her two eldest sons (Akash T64 & Suraj T65) of her first litter are still be allowed to live under her protection around the Rajbagh lake. Will their father allow this state of affairs to continue for much longer?
Finally after many false hopes Unnis gave birth to a new litter in early Feb 2014.
Unnis has three cubs in her second litter.
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11 Apr 2014 Tiger diary almost 2 years ago
A new home for a new dynasty in Ranthambhore by Hemraj Meena
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
03 Jun 2013 Tiger diary almost 3 years ago
Dangerous but necessary liaisons by Hemraj Meena
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
Awesome video...
14 Apr 2013 Tiger diary almost 3 years ago
Unnis plays the field by Yadvendra Singh
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
Thanks for answering my question. I think Unnis will deal with & cope with the situation bettter than her sister did. I'm just not sure how she'll cope when her sister returns.
Yes correct. It is safe and such matings common. Recent reseach suggested the gene pool is more resilient than first thought and still good in India's overall tiger population
If Dollars dad is Jumaroo, does that make Machali, Dollars grandma? If so, giving that Unnis is Machalis daughter, would it be safe for Dollar & Unnis to mate, in terms of the cubs being healthy, given they share the same genetic gene pool.
Lets hope that she can deal with these two males more succesfully than her sister was able to.
15 Mar 2013 Tiger diary about 3 years ago
Unnis. A new Princess? by Bobby Bhargava
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
Interesting that Unnis has taken Mum back with her! Didn't Satra overthrow her mother? Then Unnis? It's all very Shakespearean
I believe it will take atleast 10 more months before Satra tries to win back her lakes!!
Great story and that photo of the tigress looking across her domain, wonder what she was thinking?
24 Feb 2013 Tiger diary about 3 years ago
Sisterly feud for thought by Yadvendra Singh
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
09 Feb 2013 Tiger diary about 3 years ago
Unnis. Occupying a vacant territory? by Julian Matthews
Tiger: Unnis
Reserve: Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
YES Satra was near Jogi Mahal area...that is the Lake side "BUT" She is NOT back in her old territory....She came just on a short Petrol and went back in Kachida area and was sighted near Jhokha Tent.....and now Unnis (T19) was also in this Lake area.....
Thank you Sriskandh. Good to have her back as you say
Happy to know that Satra is back where she belongs...
Satra spent yesterday near the lake area of the park. It seems she is no mood to let go of her territory. Having spent most of the day sleeping near Jogi Mahal, she got up as the sun started to set and cut between a bevy of vehicles before heading towards Parnia. A real family feud is on the cards.
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29 Sep 2015 Photo was added 6 months ago
The new season is almost upon us. One can't wait to see what's in store for the protagonists of the park. Will Unnis cede territory to her ambitious daughter? Will Noor be able to protect her litter from T57? Will T41 litter again? How will Sundari's semi-adults fare? Will the Antri zone finally see some cubs? Can't wait to see things unfold in this great theatre of drama and intrigue.
Tiger:
Unnis
Reserve:
Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
Uploaded by
Sriskandh Subramanian
Spotted T34 Kumbha today morning at zone 6....breathtaking will post pics soon
25 Sep 2015 Photo was added 6 months ago
These are cubs of T-19 in Zone three. We spent the whole drive watching them and observed them sleeping, playing, stalking langurs, fighting/ sparring with each other. A spectacular drive!
Tiger:
Unnis
Reserve:
Ranthambhore, Rajasthan
Uploaded by
Varun Narain Mathur
