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You are in Jaipur for the history. You have your days mapped out for climbing massive stone forts, buying block-printed textiles, and eating insane amounts of street food. But what if you could add an apex predator to that list without even leaving the city?

It sounds completely bizarre. You do not have to drive four hours into the deep wilderness. Jhalana Leopard Reserve sits right in the middle of Jaipur, literally minutes from the airport. You just take a short cab ride from your hotel. But if

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You are sitting in a luxury hotel in Jaipur, sipping a cold drink, and looking at the clock. You have a free afternoon before your flight back home. You want to see a big cat. You want that shot of a predator staring back at your camera lens.

Now you have a choice to make. Do you drive three hours into the heart of the jungle, or do you take a fifteen-minute rickshaw ride to the edge of the city?

This is the ultimate dilemma for wildlife lovers in Rajasthan. On one hand, you have the legendary tig

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