Queen of ranthambore

During the past decade, most documentary filmmakers have referred to Machhli as the Queen of Ranthambore, and not without reason. The slender, striped big cat enjoyed a huge fan following all over the world. Die-hard Ranthambore lovers considered a trip to the park without encountering Machhli an absolute waste of time. Machhli had beautiful fish shaped eyes and that is how she got the name. But her fame goes far beyond her majestic physical appearance and beauty. The origins of Machhli’s popularity lie in her past. Crocodile impregnates herself in Costa Rican zoo, scientists stunned 'Scary or crazy?': Tiger grabs hold of tourist bus in thrilling jungle safari encounter Tigers and crocodiles have lived here for centuries, perhaps even millennia, but never crossed each other’s paths. The only fight between the two in living memory has been between Machhli and her opponent, whom she vanquished and killed. 2003 was a drought year. As water bodies in the park began to dry, animals would often foray into each other’s territories looking for food or water. One of the few surviving water bodies in the park lay in Machhli’s territory that she fiercely guarded. Prey was hard to find that year but Machhli never let other cats into her territory. A crocodile targeted her prey and paid with its life. The fierce battle between the two lasted for hours. Machhli killed the crocodile but lost two of her canines, registering her place in the folklore of Ranthambore with her resilience. For...

| T-19 Krishna Ranthambhore National Park An icon of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve- T-19 or Krishna and her current territory is covered to be even bigger than any other tigers of the park. Her territory includes the entire three lakes area, Singh-Dwar, Gular-kui, Tamba-Khan, Lakkada, Maggar- Dah, Gazzal –Hill, Mandoop, High-Point, Nal-Ghati, Khemcha Kund acorss zone no 2, 3, 4 and 5. The inherit of the As an obedient cub, she spent her entire childhood to close to her famous mother and the sisters at all times in the significant area of three lakes and fort. After grew up as sub adults, her bold sister, After settle down in Lahpur valley, Krishna (T-19) gave birth to 3 cubs as her first litter of two males and one female in the year 2011. But, still she was sighted with her cubs occasionally in the park due to her shy nature. T-19 with her first litter was spotted on 26 May 2011 by nature guides, Saleem and Farid Khan at Nal Ghati area in zone no. 2. In 2012, her sister, On 17 October 2013, forest dept. had issued tiger code (ID numbers) from T-48 to T-75 to all the sub adult cubs of the park. In this sequence, her 3 cubs got their tiger codes and names. The female cub is known as T-63, while the both male cubs are known as T-64 and T-65. Next year, Sunday 23 March 2014, she was spotted with her second litter of two females and one male first time while she was shifting her cubs by holding them in her mouth through her canine one by one by nature guide Ram Singh Meena with U...

Once the pride of Ranthambore, Machli (T-16) alias “Lady of the Lake,” was the royal tigress who passed away on 18th August 2016. Labeled as the most photographed tigress in the world, Machli was not only beautiful but also a powerful entity who had a strong hold over her territory which included the Ranthambhore’s palace, lakes, and forts of Ranthambore. With domes and chattris as a shelter, and lakes under her control, one can easily figure out Machli’s dominance over Ranthambore. This 350 square mile area of Machli’s territory was the largest area of the park, and also the most beautiful one. What made Machali T-16 stand out? Amongst the 62 tigers of Ranthambore, what made Machli so special was her comfort level with the humans, and how she held lensmen (and women) in awe of her grace. She was smart too. At times, she used to take the advantage of the tourist’s vehicles to stalk and hunt. Her genes have spread far and wide across the area; two of her female cubs were transferred to Sariska Tiger Reserve to repopulate it with big cats. Accolades like lifetime awards have lifted her name to a greater extent. Machli, literal meaning fish – isn’t it a weird name for a tigress? The reason behind her name machli was the fish-shaped mark on the left ear of her face. Also, she inherited this name from her mother. Since birth, which happened during the monsoon months of 1997, Machli had been a dominating cub. At the age of two, which was the year 1999, this ferocious tigress sta...

Jhalra Female T-19 or Krishna : The cub of majestic Machali tigress who is the queen of Ranthambore national park, T19 or Unnis or Krishna or Jhalra Female is a famous tigress of the reserve. She has got name Jhalra Female due to her territory, Jhalra, in which she spent her good days. Unnis was born along with 2 of her sisters - Sundari and Athara during monsoon in 2006. These three cubs were born to Machali - the majestic tigress queen of Ranthambore Reserve. First time, three of these cubs of Machali were seen in 2006 by the tourist vehicle. But, after December, people started witnessing them frequently around park. In year 1957, this ultimate wildlife park was entitled with wildlife sanctuary; however in 1974, this park popularized as "Project Tiger". In 1981, the park gained its current status of being a national park. Since then, it is enjoying its position of a national park of India which attracts a number of visitors every year. What Makes T-19 So Attractive- The best part of Unnis is her lineage which is simply amazing and makes people notice her. She belongs to Machali and Sundari who both are quite popular tigress of Ranthambore. Though her sister Sundari left his lineage just to explore her independent territory in her young age. Unnis with her sister Athara stayed with Machali - their mother for a longer period of time till 2008. Sundari managed to found her strong territory and also, won lakes territory from her mother. However, Athara T 18 moved and made Na...

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Once the pride of Ranthambore, Machli (T-16) alias “Lady of the Lake,” was the royal tigress who passed away on 18th August 2016. Labeled as the most photographed tigress in the world, Machli was not only beautiful but also a powerful entity who had a strong hold over her territory which included the Ranthambhore’s palace, lakes, and forts of Ranthambore. With domes and chattris as a shelter, and lakes under her control, one can easily figure out Machli’s dominance over Ranthambore. This 350 square mile area of Machli’s territory was the largest area of the park, and also the most beautiful one. What made Machali T-16 stand out? Amongst the 62 tigers of Ranthambore, what made Machli so special was her comfort level with the humans, and how she held lensmen (and women) in awe of her grace. She was smart too. At times, she used to take the advantage of the tourist’s vehicles to stalk and hunt. Her genes have spread far and wide across the area; two of her female cubs were transferred to Sariska Tiger Reserve to repopulate it with big cats. Accolades like lifetime awards have lifted her name to a greater extent. Machli, literal meaning fish – isn’t it a weird name for a tigress? The reason behind her name machli was the fish-shaped mark on the left ear of her face. Also, she inherited this name from her mother. Since birth, which happened during the monsoon months of 1997, Machli had been a dominating cub. At the age of two, which was the year 1999, this ferocious tigress sta...

During the past decade, most documentary filmmakers have referred to Machhli as the Queen of Ranthambore, and not without reason. The slender, striped big cat enjoyed a huge fan following all over the world. Die-hard Ranthambore lovers considered a trip to the park without encountering Machhli an absolute waste of time. Machhli had beautiful fish shaped eyes and that is how she got the name. But her fame goes far beyond her majestic physical appearance and beauty. The origins of Machhli’s popularity lie in her past. Crocodile impregnates herself in Costa Rican zoo, scientists stunned 'Scary or crazy?': Tiger grabs hold of tourist bus in thrilling jungle safari encounter Tigers and crocodiles have lived here for centuries, perhaps even millennia, but never crossed each other’s paths. The only fight between the two in living memory has been between Machhli and her opponent, whom she vanquished and killed. 2003 was a drought year. As water bodies in the park began to dry, animals would often foray into each other’s territories looking for food or water. One of the few surviving water bodies in the park lay in Machhli’s territory that she fiercely guarded. Prey was hard to find that year but Machhli never let other cats into her territory. A crocodile targeted her prey and paid with its life. The fierce battle between the two lasted for hours. Machhli killed the crocodile but lost two of her canines, registering her place in the folklore of Ranthambore with her resilience. For...