This tigress was sniffing a lot and also scent marking, I can think of few reasons. In general female tigers don't scent mark so often, however in this case she is doing it so the that her cubs can easily track her. I also have a feeling that Gowri is now ready to mate hence inviting the male tigers and marking her presence felt.
I have few images of the scent marking with spray will post them soon
p.s.these are my assumptions, I am not a Tiger behavior expert.
Expert comments welcome
Camera - Canon EOS 7D, 500mm
Av 6.3
Tv 1/400
ISO 400
EC -0.3
Focal length 500mm
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Date and Time : 3rd Dec'11 @ 8:28am
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