Hidden Bengal tiger, camouflaged against the bush, in Kanha National Park in Kipling Country, Madhya Pradesh, India

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This picture was taken from an elephant's back while on safari in Kanha National Park. The park is romanticised by Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book and the Bengal Tiger – Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis – made it into popular imagination by virtue of his character Shere Khan. The park is home to just over 130 Bengal Tigers.

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Size: 5256px × 3496px
Location: Kanha National Park Tiger Reserve Mandla Balaghat Madhya Pradesh India Asia
Photo credit: © Lookinglost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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