At home in the jungles of India, tigers reign supreme — prowling the wild lands unrivaled, their position as apex predator firmly established.
But evidently, there’s a new challenger in town.
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Aditya “Dicky” Singh is a wildlife photographer stationed in India’s Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve. He’s captured countless images of those iconic big cats there, but nothing could have prepared him for this.
The other day, after a monsoon, Singh spotted a tiger napping in a puddle off in the distance. At first, it seemed like a purely tranquil scene — that is, until he zoomed in closer with his camera.
It was then that Singh noticed a certain someone was apparently displeased by the tiger’s presence — a tiny frog who wasn’t afraid to show it.
As Singh looked on in disbelief, the frog seemed to mount a mini attack — landing what was basically a body slam on the big cat’s nose.
“[He] leapt without any warning,” Singh told The Dodo. “I could not believe it, and had to play back the video to make sure it happened.”
Here’s that moment on video:
A quick brown frog jumped into a lazy tiger #IncredibleIndia pic.twitter.com/i3voBQt4Zj
— adityadickysingh 🇮🇳 (@adityadickysin) July 5, 2020
Now, to be fair, that collision may have just been the result of a poorly thought-out leap on the frog’s part. Either way, though, it was still pretty brazen. Frogs will sometimes sit on tigers as they nap near puddles, Singh said, but they typically tread lightly.
Not this guy, though.
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