Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Black Tiger Photo on Nat Geo Cover: Photographer's Triumph
A photographer named Prasenjeet Yadav took a picture of a rare black tiger.
This picture is now on the cover of National Geographic magazine!
Black tigers are special because they have unusual stripes due to a rare gene.
Yadav spent a long time, 119 days, taking pictures of these shy tigers in Simlipal National Park in India.
He had to be patient and stealthy to get the perfect shot.
Prasenjeet Yadav photographed a black tiger for National Geographic.
The photo is on the magazine's cover.
Yadav spent 119 days tracking the tigers.
Black tigers have dark stripes due to a genetic mutation.
Simlipal National Park is the only place where they are found.
- Who
- Prasenjeet Yadav
- What
- Photograph of black tiger on National Geographic cover
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Simlipal National Park, Odisha
- Why
- To showcase the unique black tigers found there
- Subject
- Similipal black tiger
- Publication
- National Geographic Magazine
- Photographer
- Prasenjeet Yadav
- Location
- Simlipal National Park, Odisha
- Days to Capture
- 119
- Tiger Behavior
- Shy and skittish
- Genetic Trait
- Pseudo-melanistic
