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Not on my patch

Machali ain’t going to give up her ‘meals on a rope’ for anybody, including the big brute of a tiger Sitara. Her Lakarda lair, a rocky valley of the ancient Aravelli hills, is still her territory and she guards it fiercely.

It’s tempting to try and get some free food aid off this grandma, but she is still no pushover. If attack is the best form of defence, this old girl takes it to heart, bounding up the rocky sides of the valley to push Sitara along and tell him to clear off. She's not having that greedy monster around here.

Machali is one feisty old tigress who deserves all the respect she gets.
 


I'm so pleased to learn that Machali is alive & well. I have seen 3 amazing documentaries about her and she was the first tiger i looked for when i joined tiger nation. Stay strong machali so we can continue to follow you on you adventures.

tigerfan | almost 3 years ago

I seem to remember Machli from the television series Land of the Tiger with Valmak Thapar some years ago. It was a wonderful series.

margaretmavor | almost 3 years ago

Good old Machli. What a feisty old lady she is. Reports like this put a smile on your face, especially after the sad news earlier this week of the young tigress who died suddenly.

blackberry04 | about 3 years ago

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