India’s well-known tigress – often called ‘Supermom’ – has died resulting from previous age issues on the Pench Tiger Reserve in central India on January 15.
The tiger gave delivery to 29 cubs throughout her lifetime. Park chief Ashok Kumar Mishra commented that ‘it’s uncommon for a tigress to provide delivery to 29 cubs, together with 5 in a single go, and efficiently elevate 25, this maybe earned her the title of Supermom amongst wildlife lovers,’ studies Al Jazeera.
Supermom was 16 years previous, and wildlife specialists have credited her for sustaining the tiger inhabitants on the reserve, which has greater than 130 tigers.
The reserve says on its web site that it provides a ‘Typical illustration of the wilderness of nice Central Indian Highland, and an ‘Glorious habitat to harbor the Tiger, the extremely endangered species.’ Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless one of many locations in India that gives elephant rides to vacationers.
The tigress was cremated in accordance with Hindu rites.
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