One of the World's Oldest Tigers Has Died
Nineteen-year-old Machli passed away in a wildlife park in India, saddening her many fans.
A tiger of unusually advanced age—19—died Thursday at a park in India, prompting an outpouring of support from the public.
The tigress, named Machli, had been the star attraction at Ranthambore National Park, a popular tourist destination in north-west India. She was one of the country's most famous tigers and has appeared in several wildlife documentaries (learn more about tigers there). Machli—whose name is the Hindi word for fish, due to fish-like markings on her face—was even sometimes known as the “Queen of Ranthambore,” in part because of her famous battle with a crocodile there, says Krithi Karanth, a National Geographic Explorer who studies tigers and other wildlife in India
Machli (also written as Machali or Machhli) reportedly
