The curious cub!

[Bhargava Srivari]

While the siblings of this chap were content with drinking from the water hole and resting, this particular cub came across as being the more curious of the lot;
The cub would sit, get up, walk, jog, jump from one stone to another in the water and what not!
f4, 1/800sec, ISO 320, EV +0.7, evaluative metering, cropped. TATR- Mar'12.
canon EOS 7D, canon 300 f/2.8 L IS II USM + 1.4x extender III

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice pose and eye contact. Wish the light was better. How long was the sighting? Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice. May be one of the energy drink manufacturers shud take him on as a brand ambassador. some of the current ambassadors are too old to be doing that and the NCTA will get some relief from budget problems.... "sambar is the secret of my energy" :laugh: (udipi hotels will get some much need 'Boost" as well):D

TFS
Roopak

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Ha Ha nice one there Roopak. Couldnt help smiling :D

I guess all that play seems to have tired this fellow, he seems relaxed and taking a much needed break.Lovely eye contact, he seems to be looking away from you. His concentration seems elswhere, what intrigued him? Thanks for sharing.

[Suraj Sreedhar]

Nice pose by the cub.Water at bg gives a nice feel to the image.
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice sighting. I like the pose. The head looks a bit soft. How much of a crop is this?

[Anand Madabhushi]

Very well composed.