Watch: 'Rare' Golden Tiger Takes A Stroll In Assam’s Kaziranga National Park

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has shared a captivating video featuring a rare golden tiger leisurely strolling through Kaziranga National Park in Assam. This extraordinary sighting has garnered widespread attention on social media, leaving viewers in awe. Wildlife photographer Gaurav Ramnarayanan, who captured a striking image of the majestic cat, believes that such a rare encounter in the wild might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

According to reports from The Hindu, the wildlife enthusiast came across the tiger with its unique golden coat during a safari on January 24. This remarkable footage follows a similar sighting of a wild cat at the national park in early 2023. Captured on National Tourism Day, the video was taken by expert guide Buddheshwar Konwar.

Meanwhile, the official X page of the Assam Chief Minister shared the video on the platform and wrote, “The video Assam’s wildlife never ceases to amaze. A rare golden tiger was recently spotted in Kaziranga National Park taking a stroll. This sighting adds to the list of diverse faunal creatures found in Assam’s landscape.”

In response to the fascinating video of the rare golden tiger at Kaziranga National Park, a user felt proud of India’s World Heritage site.

Another comment acknowledged the positive state of tiger conservation and referred to it as “The Golden Era of Tiger.”

An individual declared it as “truly fantastic” and believed that it is the best tiger reserve in India.

One more simply described the sight of the golden tiger as, “Majestic.”

Kaziranga National Park also shared a picture of the golden tiger on X (formerly Twitter), which gave credit to Gaurav Ramnarayanan for the stunning picture, and Buddheshwar Konwar for filming the animal.

In a conversation with the portal, the wildlife photographer said, “The male adult golden tiger was sighted around 3:30 – 4 PM when I was taking guests from Australia for a safari. Initially, it was around 800 metres away and then it walked towards the safari vehicle, as close as about 80 metres, while moving along its own path. It was quite exciting and I don’t think this will ever repeat again. Also, during previous sightings, they were either far away or in poor lighting conditions and no quality documentation happened.”

He mentioned that there is believed to be more than one tiger with a golden coat in the area. However, the exact estimate is unknown and it is unclear whether these tigers have coexisted or appeared one after the other.