Where humans and big cats live in harmony...

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The Rabari tribe’s unique relationship with leopards is a lucrative tourist draw, but they are missing out as safari businesses take over their idyllic homeland.

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In the desert state of Rajasthan in north India, the hills of the Jawai area hold many miracles. For starters, Jawai is home to the biggest dam in western Rajasthan; the breeding ground for countless migratory birds; its granite hills flecked with caves shaped by lava millions of years ago.

These caves are also home to leopards, with the unusually high population of the big cat giving the place the moniker “Leopard Country.” There are between 66 to 100 leopards in the area according to the locals here, and the odds of spotting the elusive cat on any day are as high as 90 percent.
But while you go out looking for them in stomach-churning safari jeeps, you cannot miss the red-turbaned men, their shirts gracefully tied in elegant knots with strings, towels with floral prints slung over their shoulders and wearing shoes that point to the sky. This is the Rabari tribe, famous for their harmonious relationship with the leopards.

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