E.A. KUTTAPAN / Tiger female 'Sita' carrying 4-6 week-old cub born September 1996 in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Her sixth litter.

Enrique López-Tapia / Sita, widow, with her children, Goma, Anish and Aarati, in the room that serves as a home, in Namaskar Association ‘House of Widows'. Culturally in Nepal women lose many rights when they become widow...

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Two Bengal tigers siblings asleep (Panthera tigris tigris) Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India. One of Sita's litters.

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} Large juvenile cubs suckling from their mother 'Sita', Bandhavgarh NP, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} two juveniles from Sita's 6th litter, Bandhavgarh NP, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Bengal tiger {Panthera tigris tigris} juvenile from Sita's 6th litter, Bandhavgarh NP, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Bengal Tigress "Sita" with cub drinking at water (Panthera tigris) Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Tiger {Panthera tigris} adult female (Sita) grooming, Bandhavgarh NP, Rajasthan, India.

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Tiger {Panthera tigris} female (Sita) with litter of one-year cubs, Bandhavgarh NP, Rajasthan, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) grooming three tiny cubs, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) carrying tiny cub, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Indian Bengal tigress "Sita" (Panthera tigris tigris) grooming three tiny cubs, 1 week old, litter number 6, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India