Video Of Tiger Vs. Bear Fight In Maharashtra Goes Viral, Reminds People Of Shere Khan And Baloo!

“Jungle Jungle baat chali hai, pata chala hai….

Baloo aur Shere Khan ka zabardast fight hua hai!”

Sorry, my inner 90s kid just couldn’t resist! The Jungle Book, about Mowgli and friends, was an absolute favourite back then! Particularly the title track of the show, composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which even now rekindles memories of author Rudyard Kipling’s fantastic storytelling! But you know what else might help revive your memories of the beloved story? Let me show you!

A video has surfaced on the internet, shot at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, of a tiger and a bear having an intense face-off!

Shot by Akshay Kumar, the Chief Naturalist at the Bamboo Forest Safari Lodge in Tadoba, the video shows a tiger and a sloth bear, locked in battle, that will definitely keep you wondering till the end about the outcome!

For Jungle Book enthusiasts, this fight is quite reminiscent of the movie/show’s final battle that took place between the evil Shere Khan (tiger) and Mowgli’s fierce protector, Baloo (bear)!

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But is it as good as its reel versions? Well, I’ll let you decide for yourself!

Here’s another perspective, in case you haven’t had enough!

Whoa! That bear sure has some moves, right? And our Shere Khan is one persevering fella!

Now I know what you all are wondering! Who won, right?

Tadoba is essentially a tiger reserve, which means our tiger had a massive home ground advantage. But as you would have seen, our bear wasn’t frazzled at all and put up a killer fight!

Well, don’t worry, we won’t leave you with a cliffhanger! Here’s another video with a rather surprising finale!

The Tweeple seem to have been super invested in the fight, and were mighty impressed by the sloth bear, who fought back amazingly!

After all, it was a matter of his survival, right?

1. Playful, sure!

2. There was speculation that the tiger might have been near the sloth bear’s cubs, and to keep him away, the bear must’ve engaged in a fight with him.

3. Who were you rooting for?

4. IKR!

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5. The outcome was indeed a huge surprise!

6. The fight result, best described!

Think of this, alternate universe, where the animals are all part of a Fight Club and are just letting off some steam!

It may be a tie technically, but I guess Baloo just won this round over Shere Khan, and the Tweeple’s respect!

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