'Tiger Queen' Machli: alone kill alligators, losing their canines still defeating the male tiger

In August 2016, died in the pity of the scientific community and those who loved it. The 19-year life of this Bengal tiger is immense. It dominates the Ranthambore National Park, India, covering an area of ​​more than 900 km ² , becoming a symbol loved by tourists because of the incredible victories that are dubbed the "tiger queen".

Not only does Machli live longer than his cohort (the average lifespan of a tiger is 15 years old), Machli also excelled in killing a crocodile that is twice as long, alone against male tigers, raising children in love. loss of canine teeth and loss of vision in one eye.

Located on a stone tabletop, it poses like a true luxurious queen for tourists to take pictures.

However, it is rare for a tiger to be lens-friendly like Machli. Located on a stone tabletop, it poses like a true luxurious queen for tourists to take pictures. Perhaps because of that, Machli's image covers everywhere, on countless magazines, books, travel blogs . becoming the most expensive "tiger model" on the planet.

Kalli Doubleday, a predator at the University of Texas, Austin (USA), has since grown up giving big cats some love. Growing up, she learned about Machli and began researching it. Doubleday's research published in Geoforum magazine in February 2017 revealed special things that helped Machli become more prominent than his peers.

The mighty beauty of "tiger queen" Machli.

Machli is the son of a famous tiger of the same name. In adulthood, he repeatedly challenged the mother tiger. After winning, Machli officially became queen in Lake Ranthambore, the main territory of the tiger of the entire Ranthambore park.

Machli once made a round-eyed tourist when he defeated an adult crocodile longer than 4 meters in a fierce battle. Later, when he was older, Machli had to raise his children in the state of jaw dropping all his fangs and one eye lost his eyesight completely. However, the 'tiger queen' has never failed to protect her children from the large male tigers. For tigers, male tigers often kill tigers to convince their offspring to mate. Although more frustrated, Machli still did not succumb to those opportunists.

Tiger Machli and cubs.

However, Machli's loss of fangs worried the conservationists because it could starve to death if it was impossible to hunt. Many people who loved Machli then asked the Rajasthan forestry agency to do something to help it. At that time, many conflicting opinions occurred when many people believed that Machli should be locked up in the zoo to take care of him while many people argued that it would affect the queen's self-esteem. not to mention captive environments can make animals become weaker.

Eventually, the authorities decided to keep Machli in Rajasthan Park and provide food for him. Every day, they will take an animal such as a goat to a tree for Machli. Although there are no fangs, the 'tiger queen' still has the power to kill prey with the bite of a powerful jaw.

Machli's funeral was organized according to Hindu tradition.

One day, Machli lay down on an empty lot in the park and from then on he never regained consciousness. After death, the tiger was buried in Hindu tradition, the body was wrapped in white cloth and covered with garlands. All of the park's personnel were present at the Machli cremation ceremony, which is considered the most special moment in the history of animal conservation around the world. Endangered animals such as newspapers and tigers are cremated in India so that their skin is not poached and sold on the black market.