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[Apollo]

Name               : Jay = Jai = Jack
Location           : Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary
Year of Birth    : 2011
Ancestry           : Son of Dendu male and A mark tigress, Brother of Veeru and Grandson of Shamsher
Status               : Live
Sex                   : Male
Species             : panthera tigris tigris



Jay was born and raised in Nagzira wildlife sanctuary which is located at Gondia district. When he was around two years old, he had a fight with his father Dendu and was injured.
 
In August 2013, Jay walked 100km crossed National Highway 6, one of India’s busiest corridors, waded through Vidarbha's biggest river Wainganga, then in spate and made his way to a forest on the other side. Conservationists talk of stunned villagers spotting him audaciously squatting on the road or indifferently dodging human traffic.
 
The reason for this long journey could be due to the abnormal male – female ratio at Nagzira which as six male tigers and only two female tigers (both these tigresses are very old and one of them is Jay's mom)
 
Finally Jay reached Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, where he chased out a resident male tiger and took control of 70 sq km territory. 

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