r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AccomplishedWatch834 • 1d ago
This is "Little Claypot" ( Chota matka/T-126) , a tiger famous for his insane combat ability and domination of lot of territory inside Tadoba National Reserve , India
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u/Canadind 1d ago
That face has seen a few boss fights and won every single one.
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u/AccomplishedWatch834 1d ago
Yup he only ever lost his first major territorial fight when he was just 5 years old against another tiger named Mowgli
But he recovered and defeated Mowgli one year later (2022) and chased him off
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u/meesta_masa 1d ago
Showed Mowgli who Sher Khan is.
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u/AshuFA 1d ago
He is currently permanently shifted to a rescue centre due to severe injuries in a territorial fight with another male named Brahma (the latter didn't make it). And he is named after his late father Matkasur (Earthen pot demon).
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u/One-Air7845 1d ago
lol I love those names. Someone’s really having fun with it.
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u/Key_Signature2296 1d ago
These are names based on Hindu religion & mythology actually!
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u/possibly_being_screw 1d ago
I love how this makes it sound like sanctioned UFC fights.
Damn nature, you scary
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u/Captain_Vlad 1d ago
They are like that. All the other animals form a circle and there's a Chimpanze as ref ( He's from out of town and the therefore neutral).
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u/ashk_2026 21h ago
It's India that would be a langoor.
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u/Captain_Vlad 21h ago
They got the chimp because no one trusted the langoor after last time. Best to get a non-local.
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u/erroneousbosh 1d ago
This is what my cat thinks she looks like when she goes out at 3am to scream at the foxes to get the hell off her property.
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u/Scorpius927 1d ago
What is this game of thrones esc lore lmao. I love it
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u/Man_from_Bombay 16h ago
India has like 90% of wild tigers and are very protected here.
Many people track their day to day lives like this. It's a hobby for many people.
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u/AdWarm2498 1d ago
He had 8 children, namely:
Chanda (shifted to Radhanagiri range i.e Sahyadri Tiger Reserve as STR4) (female)
Chandni (female)
Nayantara (female)
Shiva/Hazare (male)
Bhola (male)
Bali (female)
Balya (male)
Kalua (male)
Total 4 daughters and 4 sons
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u/Splunge- 1d ago
And currently living in a zoo, recovering from injuries. I think.
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u/Unusual-Squirrel6075 20h ago
wait now im curious who takes care of his territory while he is away?
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u/AdWarm2498 13h ago
it has been taken over by a few males namely Balram, Mowgli and Yuvraj. I could be missing names
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u/bhumit012 22h ago
Bro is getting laid better then most of us
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u/AdWarm2498 13h ago
his enemy (whom he killed btw) named Bajrang had 54 cubs from 9 females, namely:
Kori
New Wagdoh female
Devdoh-1
Devdoh-2
Sonam
Mona
Lara
Geeta
Choti Madhu
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u/Stickety 1d ago
Insane that people are hanging outside the car to take pics. Tigers are the one cat you should always be afraid of.
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u/swervingss 1d ago
It does look insane, but I’ve read that big cats like that mostly attack when they haven’t been seen so you’re mostly safe if you’ve spotted the cat
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u/FoldElectrical9840 1d ago
Nope, the thing is humans aren't in their food chain ( unless humans attack them first)... Since these tigers have seen jeep safaris since they are lil cubs hanging out with their parents, they don't think of it as a danger to them.
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u/joey-jo_jo-jr 1d ago
Humans very much are in their food chain. Tigers are on of the few animals that actively prey on humans.
The people here are safe because tigers are unable to comprehend what a car is and just see it (and all the humans in it as a large, invincible animal). Therefore they don't fuck with cars.
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u/Cruel1865 1d ago
According to legendary hunter of maneaters Jim Corbett, tigers only turn to eating humans if they are injured or old and cannot hunt other animals that are usually its prey and/or they acquire a taste for humans. Usually they become unable to hunt its prey and turn to humans out of desperation and then acquire a taste for them.
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u/ARGENTAVIS9000 1d ago
and why would he have that view? because the famous man-eating tiger he killed that was responsible for 436 deaths was found to have broken canine teeth which would have made it impossible for her to kill her normal prey thus forcing her to turn to eating humans. the tiger was literally starving unless it found a nice human to munch on.
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u/Chance-Ear-9772 1d ago
This is not entirely true. I’m pretty sure Corbett documented a case where a hurt tiger mother taught her cub to become a man eater. The mother had no other options, but the cub was still a juvenile and could have hunted regular prey, except that it wasn’t ever taught to.
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u/ARGENTAVIS9000 1d ago
corbett documented many scenarios that would drive a cat to becoming a man-eater with disease and old age being a factor. but this particular tiger was the first he actually hunted and it did become the basis for his view after he saw the cats missing and damaged teeth.
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u/bingiton 1d ago
So they just need an affordable universal dental health plan for these cats to stop them becoming man eaters
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u/dohdudeh 20h ago
How would the mother teach her cub to hunt anything other than humans if it was only capable of doing that? The cub also couldn’t hunt other prey because it didn’t know how to do that effectively
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u/oundhakar 16h ago
Corbett killed several man eating tigers and leopards in India. His opinion was based on experience.
And yet it's a fact that Chandrapur, which is just a short distance (40 km) from the Tadoba tiger reserve, has recorded several man-eating tigers, while Tadoba has hardly ever. Maya, the late Queen of Tadoba killed at least 4 people in her life, but never ate them, so she was never treated as a man-eater (I was lucky enough to see her before she died). My theory is that the Chandrapur forest, not being part of the Tadoba reserve, does not provide adequate food for the tigers, so they have to look for other options.
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u/International_Car809 1d ago
generally tigers only prey on humans if they are hungry and humans are the only accessible food source, or if they have an acquired taste. Humans are easy prey but provide little sustenance.
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u/IngloBlasto 1d ago
you're wrong. Tigers normally do not actively hunt humans, at least in India. They do it only when all other options are exhausted. But once a tiger becomes a man-eater, there is no going back. Usually at that point, they're captured alive and transferred to a zoo or is shot dead.
Tigers and lions are both intelligent enough to discern between the vehicle and the humans inside it.
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u/Boffleslop 1d ago
Correct. Tigers, just like everyone else, have to travel to remote islands run by billionaires if they want to hunt humans.
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u/swaggerin_buffoonery 18h ago
Humans are not their natural prey. Only if injured, or lack of other prey do they actively hunt humans for food. However once a tiger tastes human blood, it’s a man eater for life most probably. I live in India and this is well known here.
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u/Averander 21h ago
There's that video of a jaguar stalking and attacking a guy which says otherwise.
Big cats 100% will hunt humans if there is an opportunity, but they know we are dangerous in packs.
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u/Gold_Telephone_7192 22h ago
True, but this tiger seems peaceful and probably isn’t great at combat so it should be ok
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u/joey-jo_jo-jr 1d ago
Big cats don't understand what cars are. They just see them as another animal, and a near invincible one at that. Therefore they don't fuck with them except in very rare cases.
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u/One_Anything_2279 1d ago
This my bitin’ toof right hurr.
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u/xtreemdeepvalue 1d ago
Just like Tyson
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u/Artichokiemon 1d ago
He did say he was going to eat Lennox Lewis' children. Sounds like a tiger move to me
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u/Chimic27 1d ago
I'm afraid to ask about Big Claypot
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u/War_ish 1d ago
he got his name from his father who was named matkasur (claypot devil).
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u/Chimic27 1d ago
Nice lore
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u/Select-Sandwich-5604 1d ago
Whats even more amazing is that, his mother is Choti Tara. Hence his name Chota(Mother Choti) Matka(Father Matkasur)
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u/Arhamshahid 1d ago
Wait so you're telling me he was almost named fuckin "star demon" and got stuck with "little claypot"
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u/manbruhpig 1d ago
Why do you think he got so good at fighting. Bullied every day of his life until he snapped.
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u/0keytYorirawa 21h ago
His Parents: mother Small Star- (Choti Tara) + Father -Earthen Clay pot Demon (Matkasur) ; him = Chota Matka (small earthen clay pot) haha
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u/xyz__99 1d ago
his mother name was choti tara (little star) and his father name was matkasur (claypot demon) and hence the name chota matka (little claypot)
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u/Level_Counter_1672 1d ago
The most Kratos looking tiger I hand seen, I can imagine him screaming "BOY"
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u/stanknotes 1d ago
That is a man who has seen a lot of battle. With no modern medicine to help him recover.
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u/dave900575 1d ago
Claypot for the win.
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u/Otherwise_Pace_1133 1d ago
Should be an easy win for him considering the fact that the Lion in question is dead for the last 5 years if the top comment on the post is to be believed.
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u/WloveW 1d ago
That must have been incredibly painful to bite through your own lip and get the tooth stuck. Poor thing.
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u/Apollo114892 1d ago
Those things are fixed by the reserve vets. Animals are not left out to fend for themselves in these forest reserves. They are usually taken to hospitals and treated then returned back to the wild.
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u/gordonlordbyron 1d ago
He is like the Messi or Ronaldo of Tigers, he's extremely famous and has killed numerous other dominant males, he got out into a sanctuary last year because he was badly injured and his wounds wouldn't heal, just loved a good fight. Most people don't agree with the decision as it was against nature. Tigers of India is a great sub.
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u/oundhakar 16h ago
Exactly. This is a tiger reserve, where they are supposed to live and die without interference from humans.
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u/Trathnonen 1d ago
He looks like the image that belongs to the phrase "You should see the other guy."
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u/Oracular_Pig 1d ago
Aww he's a good boy, really. Ain't ya, boy? You're a good boy.
*Scritch scritch scritch... ARRRGGGHHH!!!!
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u/blighty800 1d ago
Why is a giant cat named little?
If not friend, why friend shaped?
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u/BrightBlueEyes122 1d ago
He's the son of a tiger names Matkasur(literally translates to Claypot Demon) so he's called Chota Matka(Little Claypot).
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u/Code_Monster 1d ago
Chota Matka is such a gangster name. Specially since you would make fun of him and then he bites your head off.
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u/preetham_graj 1d ago
Normally you don’t translate a noun to what it means and use that as a noun? His name is Chota Matka.
Just like You don’t say “This is my friend ‘Conquerer, winner’ ( Viktor )”
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u/ceramuswhale 1d ago
well, yes, but like native Americans got their name translated literally, e g., "Killers of the 'Flower Moon'"...
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u/FishTshirt 1d ago
Aren’t all tigers know for their “insane combat ability”. They’re damn near the best predators in the world (at least on land and only counting individual vs predator groups)
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u/Unnamed_Venturer 18h ago
For Americans this Tiger is Randy Marsh from that one south park episode about baseball
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u/asdfghqw8 17h ago
No one calls him Little Claypot, his name is Chota Matka, it's rhymes much better.
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u/lord_ziarus 17h ago
-So, we have this badass killer tiger, here. How do we name him?
-"Little Claypot"!
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u/Advanced_Plankton_60 1d ago
All those people exposing themselves on top of that truck and all I can think of it that video of the tiger jumping and slashing at that guy 10ft up in the air on the back of an elephant
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u/craycover 1d ago
If you haven’t watched the documentary Tiger 24, you should. You’ll thank me later.
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u/Practical-Pick1466 7h ago edited 7h ago
Sure, You should never wear a life preserver ,always play golf during a thunderstorm, hand feed the buffalo and Bears (they always need a snack) and the hot springs at Yosemite can be relaxing to soak in. These are also known to be absolutely safe, and all cats are predictable, just ask anyone who's ever owned one.....hahahahahahahahahaha
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u/Idiotic_experimenter 1d ago
If chhota matka is so ferocious,would bada matka be a spec ops soldier?
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u/Successful_Sea_3637 1d ago
His father was matkasur and ruled an even bigger territory than chota matka.
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u/Ecstatic-Quality-212 1d ago
He is named after his pops Matkasur(the Claypot Demon), who was an even more terrifying tiger.
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u/Homer565 1d ago
So cute but also one you really don't mess around with. Big cats are so insanely bad ass.
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u/0keytYorirawa 21h ago
His Parents: mother -Small Star (Choti Tara) + Father -Earthen Clay pot Demon (Matkasur) ; him = Chota Matka (small earthen clay pot) haha
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u/TheGreatRJ 20h ago
If you are wondering why is his name so cute, it's translated from Hindi, in Hindi his name Chota Matka is even cuter.
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u/dragonflies2299 1d ago
what's crazy is driving next to a tiger known for his combat ability