The king is dead… lengthy stay the king! Raja, one of the oldest surviving tigers in the united states at 25 years and 10 months old, breathed his remaining on Monday in a north Bengal rescue centre, his passing marked by using senior officers of the district and forest administration, apart from a host of zoo staff, who lined up to pay homage.
Bengal tigers normally live up to 15-16 years in captivity; in the wild, they stay around 12-13 years. When Raja used to be added to the Khairbari Royal Bengal Tiger Rehabilitation and Research Centre in Alipur’s Madarihat in 2008, he used to be already round 11 years old. At that time, he was once badly injured in a combat with a saltwater crocodile in the harsh terrain of the Sunderbans, and had extra than 10 accidents on his body.
Last year, the nation wooded area branch and nation zoo authority celebrated Raja’s 25th birthday at the Khairbari Royal Bengal Tiger Rehabilitation and Research Centre in a grand manner, said a senior forest official.
