Raja, the oldest Royal Bengal Tiger in captivity in West Bengal has died at his shelter in Jaldapara forest of Alipurduar district, officials said on Monday.
Raja’s 25th birthday was marked with gaiety last year by the forest department on August 23, the day he got a new lease of life in 2008 after surviving a crocodile attack, an official said.
Raja did not show any symptoms of serious illness in recent times and the vets diagnosed the cause of his death as old-age-related problems, which may surface all of a sudden, Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Roy told PTI.
