You call him the ‘King of Kanha’ or The Apex Predator - Munna is the oldest tiger of Kanha National park and the living pride of the park. Renowned for its stripes on the forehead that represents the word ‘CAT’ and ‘PM’ (prime male or prime minister), this furious T-17 cat mostly strays and preys in Kisli zone of the park. Despite being quite old, around 14 years, Munna is still a monarch in Kanha National Park and fascinates visitors just the same. In his 15 years of life, Munna has become a human-friendly tiger and is used to of jeeps and humans in his territory. Now, through this blog, we’ll take you on a short journey of his enthralling life, which you probably won’t find anywhere else. So, let’s start!
Story behind His Name...Once Munna injured his hind foot in a territorial fight with another tiger and was limping. That was the time when guides saw him, and his condition reminds them of one of their peers, who was affected by polio, and thus, used to walk with a limp. That’s the moment when 
the name struck on.
Don’t be surprised, if you get a chance to catch the sight of Munna and see him walk past the tourist. He is one of those tigers in Kanha National Park who is quite familiar with tourists, and thus, does no harm to them as soon as they are on their jeeps. And what will surprise you the most is that he’ll walk by your side calmly and freely just like a pet (but that does not mean that he is not a danger for you). Munna is one of a few tigers in Kanha National Park that entertains visitors the most. Unlike others, he does not sense any danger while being around humans, and this is the reason you can even see him sitting right beside your jeep with no intention to harm you.
Moving forward to Munna’s popularity, back in his initial days of the ruling, he was known as an astute preyer who would hunker down, wait patiently and then conquer his target. Not just this, he was also the accused on many human-wildlife conflicts occasions in Kanha National Park where many locals ended up losing their life as a result of attacks by Munna. Back then, he was such a brawny tiger that sometimes he even killed other tigers and their cubs to eat them. Apart from being an apex predator, he was also recognized as a great warrior who can fight with anyone with all his might for defending his territories. As a result of his valorous behaviour, he sometimes ended up getting severely injured in a fight with other tigers. For him, these injuries were nothing in front of his bequest and so thus, he kept on fighting and killing other tigers over territories along with preying solely. His reigning and defending legacy made him the star entity of Kanha National Park and he eventually becomes one of the most photographed male tigers in India.
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