21/03/2018
DEATH OF THE STAR
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Dear Star (T-28), you will be missed dearly by your fans. You have left us all heart broken. Rest in Peace, my friend.
T-28, aka, Star Male, 13-year-old tiger died at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Rajasthan on 20th March 2018, Tuesday, officials said.
The post-mortem report revealed that the tiger was suffering from gastric torsion in cardia (upper region).The big cat suffered from the problem two years back, and was treated. The tiger has been cremated.
T-28 fathered nine cubs – six from T-19 (T-63, 64, 65, 83, 84 and 85) and three from T-17 (T-73, 74, and 75); he was popularly known as ‘star’ because of star-like marks over his eye.
