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Name               : Bokha=Long Male=Shaki
Location           : Bhandavgarh National Park
Year of Birth    : 1998
Ancestry           : Unknown
Status               : RIP
Sex                   : Male
Species             : panthera tigris tigris  

During the safari in Magdhi Zone, if you notice the giant pugmarks of a male tiger, then he will be Bokha Tiger of Bandhavgarh. Bokha ruled Magdhi range of Bandhavgarh forest and was usually seen in that area. In childhood, during conflict with other tiger, one of his teeth was broken, due to which, he was given the name Bokha. He was a healthy male tiger that often had conflicts with male B2 who ruled Tala zone area. 

On June 1st 2012, Bokha the 14 year old tiger passed away, due to injuries sustained during a territorial fight. Five days before his death Bokha mauled a man to death, so the Park officials started monitoring is movement. According to the officials, there were two young tigers eyeing on Bokha's territory and one of them attacked him. Park officials from time to time gave Bokha medicines, but he didnt recover due to old age and severe injury. On Friday June 1st He ate two goats provided by the park officials and then walked 4 to 5 kms before it slumped near a water body and died. The dead Bokha did not have a canine tooth and there were bite marks on its left leg and back.

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