0:00:02 > 0:00:05My name's Steve Backshall.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08You can call me Steve.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12I'm on a mission to find the Deadly 60.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14That's 60 deadly creatures.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16I'm travelling all over the world.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And you're coming with me every step of the way.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24Shark!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Deadly 60's taking us to every corner of the world,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34which I never really understood,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36cos the world doesn't have any corners.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39But of all of the sort of round bits of the world,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42this is probably the most magical.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I'm in India.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55India is so huge, Great Britain would fit into it over 13 times.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We're travelling from north to south,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01looking at some of the deadliest animals in the country.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06The next animal we're looking for in the Deadly 60 is a true dinosaur.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13They've been on the planet, almost unchanged,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15for over 100 million years.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And it's one of the largest reptiles on Earth.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27They've got a frightening face full of teeth...
0:01:29 > 0:01:31..and they're also master fishermen.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38These aren't just your common or garden crocodiles.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41These crocs have adapted to become lethal fish killers,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and they're called gharials.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50They have an elongated jaw with rows of razor-sharp, interlocking teeth,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54and a lighter skull than other crocs, allowing them to move quicker
0:01:54 > 0:01:57in the water. And this weird bulbous growth
0:01:57 > 0:02:00is found on the mature male individuals.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03In Indian, it's called a ghara, meaning pot.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07It's used to create a humming noise to attract females.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Gharials have different muscles in their legs which allow them
0:02:10 > 0:02:12to be the fastest crocs in the water.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15So, of all the different species of crocodiles in the world,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18gharial are the master fishermen. I'm here to find out how hard that is
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and also to catch some breakfast for a few friends we'll meet later on.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28All over the world, people use cast nets to catch small fish.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I've tried it quite a few times before
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and I've never caught anything.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38But I've a really good feeling about this. How can I possibly fail?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44That's terrible.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I'm sorry, Johnny!
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Come to Papa.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Now that's what I'm talking about!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Absolutely nothing.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Literally, nothing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13So, I've got this huge bucket of fish that I managed to catch this morning.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Liar.- And I'm going to see how close I can get
0:03:16 > 0:03:19to those fearsome gharial teeth.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24In order to do that, I've come to a captive breeding centre in the south.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27These amazing creatures are almost extinct in the wild.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31But this place is doing all it can to save them.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36There's a couple down there.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Wow, they're quick!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42'Well, as they obviously aren't going to come to me,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44'I'm going to have to get my feet wet.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Turtle.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Oh, there was one.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50A-ha!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58You beauty!
0:03:58 > 0:03:59BABY QUACKS
0:03:59 > 0:04:03That is the cutest sound in the world.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06'But these aren't the full-size version.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10'These babies are part of the breeding programme.'
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Look at that. I have to say,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16it's not often that I get an animal in my hand
0:04:16 > 0:04:17and I'm just speechless.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23But that's got to be one of the weirdest, one of the most beautiful,
0:04:23 > 0:04:29one of the most...touching, I guess, animals I've ever been close to.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34'There's only around 200 breeding pairs left in the wild.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37'Fewer than even giant pandas.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'Hunting and pollution of the rivers where they live
0:04:40 > 0:04:42'are thought to be the causes.'
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It's just terrifying to think that an animal that's been around
0:04:47 > 0:04:48since before the dinosaurs
0:04:48 > 0:04:53can be coming to the brink of extinction because of us.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56But they're not going on the Deadly 60 because they're rare.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59These are fish-catching specialist.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Look at the snout widthways on.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's very, very thin,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10which means it'll carve through the water a lot quicker
0:05:10 > 0:05:14than the fatter, broader snouts of an alligator or a crocodile.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20Even at this size, the gharial really is a swimming fish trap.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23'But they get much bigger.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27'And to see just how huge they CAN get, I'm going to meet the parents.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30'And it's feeding time.'
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Now, this is more like it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36MUSIC: Theme from "Jaws"
0:05:39 > 0:05:41That...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44is a big male gharial.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Probably not completely fully grown -
0:05:46 > 0:05:48they get as big as six metres.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52But this one is going to be absolutely huge.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Look at that face full of teeth.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56That is amazing.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Could someone stop that music?!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I know these crocs are enormous,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but they're no danger to me.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Gharials are fish specialists. That's what they feed on.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13And he's not going to try and take a bite of me
0:06:13 > 0:06:17cos he doesn't want to eat me - I'm hoping. Fingers crossed.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Let's see if we can get to see those amazing jaws at work.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Wow, did you see him catch that?!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34# If the fish swam out of the ocean
0:06:34 > 0:06:37# And grew legs and they started walking
0:06:37 > 0:06:41# And the apes climbed down from the trees
0:06:41 > 0:06:45# And grew tall and they started talking
0:06:45 > 0:06:48# And the stars fell out of the sky... #
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I know it looks ridiculous, the way they throw back their heads
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and just chug the fish back in one go,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01but it's all down to the fact that crocodiles can only open their mouths
0:07:01 > 0:07:04open and shut, they can't go side to side -
0:07:04 > 0:07:06their jaw just won't allow it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So, they throw their head back and let gravity drop the fish
0:07:09 > 0:07:12back into their gullet. It looks crazy,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15but it's worked for 100 million years, so it must be pretty good.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21To us, the gharial's totally harmless
0:07:21 > 0:07:25but an utterly unique marvel of nature.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27To a fish, though,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30it's an absolute swimming nightmare.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And that's why the gharial's going on my Deadly 60.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Unchanged for over 100 million years,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44gharials can grow up to six metres in length.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46They're streamlined, lightning-fast snouts
0:07:46 > 0:07:48whip through the water after their pray.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52If you're a fish and unlucky enough to meet one of them on the prowl,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54then it's game over.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I couldn't come to India
0:07:59 > 0:08:01without searching for the next animal on my list.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I've come to Corbett National Park to try and track down a big cat.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13The animal we're looking for? There's only about 164 of them here.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And they're so well camouflaged,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19they could be hiding about 20 metres off to the side of this road,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23and we wouldn't ever see them. Talk about needles in haystacks!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29And that animal is the biggest of all big cats - the tiger.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36An animal which can grow over three metres in length,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40they can take down prey which weighs twice as much as they do,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and are undeniably one of the deadliest predators on the planet.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Finding a tiger is one of the hardest tasks I've set myself on Deadly 60.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Fingers crossed.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58But, of course, I can't manage this mammoth task on my own.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Let me introduce you to the tiger-hunting crew.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Johnny the camera man.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Look at the lens on that! Aaargh!
0:09:08 > 0:09:12MIMICS TARZAN Nick, on sound. No sound too small.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15(Rubbish!)
0:09:16 > 0:09:19And Menoj, tiger-tracking guide
0:09:19 > 0:09:23and all-round Indian wildlife expert.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Me and this motley crew
0:09:27 > 0:09:31are going to be spending a huge amount of time on this tiger search,
0:09:31 > 0:09:32and you're coming with us.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42When you see the sunlight cutting down through the trees like this,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46making shafts of light, you can see why the tiger's camouflage
0:09:46 > 0:09:49would work so well in here. It's actually creating
0:09:49 > 0:09:52stripes of dark and light on the forest floor,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54in amongst all the dry leaves.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The tiger's orange, black and white colouration
0:09:57 > 0:10:00might seem to be really bright and vibrant,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03but put it amongst this and the tiger would just disappear.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06It's like something out of a fairytale.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I've heard of zebra crossings, but this is something else.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17We might be on the search for tigers,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but I can't ignore India's largest mammal.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Definitely worth a look.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26This is a huge herd.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30They're noticeably smaller than African elephants.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Even so, it's a big, big animal,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and certainly need to be treated with respect.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Just because of their size, they're contenders for the Deadly 60,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43but at the moment they couldn't look more peaceful.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48There's a tiny little calf in here.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Just nestled in between these two females.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56They're obviously guarding it.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01It's just absolutely remarkable!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04How old do you reckon it is, Menoj?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07This calf would probably a week, or a couple of weeks.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Couple of weeks?!- Yeah, not much. It's a very young calf.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15This is by far the best view I've ever had
0:11:15 > 0:11:18of Indian elephants in the wild.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Oh, crumbs! Here we go.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Getting a little bit of a mock charge from this female.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32ENGINE STARTS, ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Whoa.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39This is a jumbo-sized protective mother.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Not an animal you want to get in the way of.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I've heard of elephants flipping Jeeps while protecting their young.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49So, I think we'd better get out of here.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53But elephants are also going to play a really important role
0:11:53 > 0:11:55in our tiger hunt.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Using both Jeeps and elephants
0:11:59 > 0:12:02will maximise our chances of getting close to a tiger.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05But despite their enormous size,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09elephants can move almost silently through the forest.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Here in India,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16they have the best kind of four-wheel drive on the planet.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18This is Sonakhali.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21She's about 55 and she, I think,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25is going to become a very good friend over the next few days.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29What do you reckon? Are you going to help me find a tiger? Yeah?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Wow. She is absolutely fantastic.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Right, now, there's only one way to get onto an elephant like this.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42And it involves grabbing a hold of the ears.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It's going to look like this is painful to her.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49But believe me, it isn't. She's so strong.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51OK, where's the other one?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Right, are you going to give me your trunk to stand on? Yeah?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Oh, my life! How about that?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Ha-ha! Wow!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It's like an elevator.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08An elephant-vator!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Fantastic. Thank you.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15People here in India have used elephants
0:13:15 > 0:13:18to go out looking for tigers for hundreds of years.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23I mean, we are almost totally silent as we're moving.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27If there's any way we're going to find one, I think this is it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Corbett National Park is full of animals
0:13:40 > 0:13:42which would make perfect prey for tigers.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46They really will take almost anything that they can find.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51But these sambar deer would be their idea of a perfect meal.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Actually, it looks like this one here at the back
0:13:53 > 0:13:56may have a wound on its back leg
0:13:56 > 0:13:58that could actually...
0:13:58 > 0:14:01possibly have come from a tiger.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04She's done very well to get away with her life.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08This is the great thing about doing a safari on the back of an elephant,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11which is native to this area -
0:14:11 > 0:14:14the rest of the animals don't really seem to mind you being here.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18'A report's come in of a tiger on the road a couple of miles away,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22'so we're back into the Jeeps to see if we catch up with him.'
0:14:26 > 0:14:29This is classic tiger sign.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Those four claw marks there are the scratches of a tiger
0:14:36 > 0:14:40stood up on its hind legs and sharpening its claws on the trunk.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44That's pretty high.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I mean, up there, that's got to be eight feet off the ground, I guess.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51But our driver says that he's seen them 12 feet off the ground,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54so way higher than I can reach.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56And there's another clue.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58This is tiger dung.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Some more here, look.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03And also...
0:15:03 > 0:15:06all round here
0:15:06 > 0:15:08are prints.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Look at that one there.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14That's a tiger print.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17This has certainly been made since the last rains,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20otherwise it would have filled with water and blurred out.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22So, these are all very fresh.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26A tiger has been here, probably within the last couple of hours.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Good stuff. We're on the trail.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32'That's real evidence that they're here,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35'and I feel like we're getting really close.'
0:15:37 > 0:15:39THUNDER CRACKS, RAIN POURS
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Oh, come on, you've got to be joking!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Our first strong lead,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and it looks like we're going to be scuppered by the weather.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Over there! Tiger, tiger!
0:16:01 > 0:16:03We were just driving in the rain
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and our cameraman Johnny shouted, "Tiger, tiger, tiger!"
0:16:06 > 0:16:10We thought he was joking. But there is a tiger in these bushes here,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13no more than 50 or 60 metres away. We're just crawling along here
0:16:13 > 0:16:18hoping that he's going to break out onto the road just ahead of us.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19I can't believe it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23This kind of weather they're supposed to be holed up doing nothing at all.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28But it was strolling away, absolutely stunning in these bushes.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Slowly, slowly, slow.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36BIRDS SQUAWK Those birds are not happy.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Johnny...! (Look at that!)
0:16:42 > 0:16:45'OK, blink and you'd miss it,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49'but that was our first video evidence that's there's tigers here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02'We keep looking, but it's starting to get dark.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05'The tiger hunt is over for today.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09'It's disappointing, but we have to head for camp.'
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Next morning, we're raring to get out on the search again.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24But first, I've got some business down at the river.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Being as our elephants have done so much hard work for us,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I figured it's time we gave a little back.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Oh, yes!
0:17:42 > 0:17:44You're loving that, aren't you, girl?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Oh, yeah, that's good. Yeah, just there. That's it, that's it!
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Just behind the ears!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Look at her wonderful eyelashes.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Any supermodel would kill for eyes like that.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06You're beautiful, aren't you?
0:18:11 > 0:18:12HE LAUGHS
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Right, now we're good friends, are you going to help me find a tiger?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Our ellies took us into the furthest reaches of the park.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26We searched and we searched.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29We looked in forests, on the plains.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33High and low, come rain or shine.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39This place is jam packed with animals,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42but the tigers are proving so elusive.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50Sometimes all this tiger searching - well, it just gets a bit...
0:18:50 > 0:18:52..kinda boring.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57MUSIC: "It's Oh So Quiet" by Bjork
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Sssh!
0:18:59 > 0:19:05# It's oh, so quiet... #
0:19:05 > 0:19:09We've just found ourselves a likely spot...
0:19:09 > 0:19:13to sit and wait, and listen for alarm calls
0:19:13 > 0:19:18and anything else that might signify the presence of a tiger.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24# And so peaceful until... #
0:19:24 > 0:19:27ELEPHANT TRUMPETS Go, go, go, go!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Keep rolling. Keep rolling.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Go, go, go!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58'There was real aggression behind that charge.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02'One swipe of their huge trunk could easily kill a person.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04'We got off really lightly.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07'Elephants are highly defensive animals.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12'Family is everything, and woe betide anyone who gets in their way.'
0:20:16 > 0:20:17That was a bit close for comfort!
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I tell you, we didn't think for a second
0:20:20 > 0:20:23we were going to put Asian elephants on the Deadly 60,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25but that's probably the closest call we've had so far!
0:20:25 > 0:20:28TRUMPETING
0:20:28 > 0:20:31YELPING
0:20:33 > 0:20:38That extraordinary call is an alarm from the spotted deer
0:20:38 > 0:20:42over in that direction.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It's possible that it's making that call
0:20:44 > 0:20:47in response to the presence of a large predator,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51which could be our tiger.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It's an incredible sound.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56A lot of agitation. Shall we move?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I've got a good feeling about this.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05We're heading down towards the river, where the calls are coming from.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12(There she is.)
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Oh, wow!
0:21:18 > 0:21:23It's probably a good 500 metres away, I'm guessing.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28But with Johnny's big lens it can just about make her out.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Tigers are really quite unusual among the big cats,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36in how much they love the water, how much time they spend in the water.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39'Water's key to tigers,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42'in that it helps them keep cool and comfortable in the heat of the day.'
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Oh, this is an interesting development.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51We've got one, two, three...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53elephants come down to the water,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56right alongside where our tiger's taking a bath.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01And they don't usually get on too well.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It looks from here like...
0:22:05 > 0:22:07..small female...?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11And she's thrashing around with some grass, in the direction of the tiger.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Definitely a bit of a threat display.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22I think the elephants have decided that Tiger doesn't mean them any harm
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and they're going to head down and have a nice bath.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29They're by-passing our tiger.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31This is awesome.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Two of India's most spectacular wild animals...
0:22:39 > 0:22:41..just enjoying the river,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44within metres of each other.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Just doesn't get any better than this.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50But I reckon we can get closer.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Tigers obviously love water,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57but they don't just use it to cool down.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Water is actually another deadly tool for them,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08slowing their prey's escape before they go in for the kill.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13But we didn't come all this way to see a tiger as a dot in the distance.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16We need to get closer.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Menoj thinks that our tiger might cross the road back in the forest.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Tiger, tiger.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Well, that sounds good.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37We've just passed some people who've said that down here,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39somebody is actually watching a tiger.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42So, we've hit the gas.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Try and get down there as quickly as possible, and hope it hasn't gone.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Fingers crossed, everyone.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52There, three cars up ahead.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Oh, yes. I see it.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's difficult, but he's lying still, Johnny.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Oh, wow.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19This isn't quite how I'd hoped to see her,
0:24:19 > 0:24:24surrounded by trucks. But, in some ways, this is even more special.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29I mean, the tiger is really very, very important to the Indian people.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And there's one sitting right there.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's just so beautiful.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41It's getting up now and moving further away into the forest.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45You'd think that bright orange, black and white
0:24:45 > 0:24:48would be a lousy colour scheme, would show up anywhere.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52But in amongst these leaves, the brown leaves, with the dappled light,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57I can barely see her. Absolutely amazing.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03It's about to come out and cross the round in front of us.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Look at that.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Just sauntering across the road in front of us.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22She's gone. Just like that.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24That an animal that size
0:25:24 > 0:25:28can just disappear into the undergrowth in the blink of an eye.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Wow...
0:25:30 > 0:25:32We got one!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Fantastic! Yes!
0:25:34 > 0:25:39Over the next few days, our tiger count just went through the roof.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45In five days, searching everywhere and finding nothing,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48it seems like tigers are everywhere.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54There's one just lying in a puddle up ahead of us,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56breathing heavily, in the shade.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03This would have to be the best wildlife encounter in India.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Just right there in front of us.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Incredibly, there's another tiger unseen in the bushes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15And Johnny our cameraman has moved in for a closer look.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17But you can't get complacent
0:26:17 > 0:26:20when you're dealing with one of the world's deadliest predators.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32That just shows how fast things can change with wild animals.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35We were all just congratulating ourselves
0:26:35 > 0:26:38about what a wonderful sighting of a tiger... And drove too close
0:26:38 > 0:26:41on the left-hand side, and it turned.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50And I could see Johnny, the cameraman,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53nearly jumping out of his skin.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55And you're sweating a fair bit there.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I thought I was a goner. I thought it was going to jump into the truck.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I swear, even though it was quite a distance away from me,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I could feel it reverberating up through the ground,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09up through the Jeep, and it gets you right in the pit of the stomach.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12You really wouldn't want to be on the receiving end
0:27:12 > 0:27:14of an animal like that at a bad time.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And that's why the tiger has to make it on to the Deadly 60.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22The Bengal tiger - the largest big cat in the world.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26With claws like kitchen knives over 10cm long.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30One of the top predators on the planet, the Bengal tiger
0:27:30 > 0:27:33is definitely going on my Deadly 60.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40'Join me next time, as I continue my search for the Deadly 60.'
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Deadly 60!