▁document ary ▁about ▁her ▁life , ▁titled ▁T iger ▁Queen , ▁which ▁was ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁and ▁Animal ▁Planet ▁channels . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Mach li ▁was ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁Natural ▁World ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁titled ▁" Que en ▁of ▁Tig ers : ▁Natural ▁World ▁Special ". ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁Mach ali ▁lost ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁teeth , ▁sight ▁in ▁one ▁eye , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁strength ▁due ▁to ▁ag ing . ▁She ▁also ▁lost ▁her ▁territory , ▁as ▁her ▁daughter ▁Sund ari ▁from ▁her ▁last ▁l itter ▁drove ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁tur f . ▁As ▁she ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁h unt ▁and ▁kill ▁for ▁herself , ▁park ▁staff ▁provided ▁her ▁with ▁food . ▁This ▁inter vention ▁became ▁somewhat ▁controvers ial ; ▁t iger ▁expert ▁K ▁U ll as ▁Kar anth ▁commented ▁that ▁it ▁resulted ▁in ▁Mach ali ▁living ▁longer ▁than ▁she ▁should ▁have , ▁and ▁that ▁truly ▁wild ▁animals ▁should ▁be ▁born , ▁live ▁and ▁die ▁naturally . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁she ▁became ▁crit ically ▁ill . ▁Due ▁to ▁her ▁great ▁age , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁ris ky ▁for ▁R anth amb ore ' s ▁r angers ▁and ▁staff ▁to ▁treat ▁and ▁aid ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁medic ations ▁needed ▁could ▁be ▁harm ful ▁or ▁fatal . ▁ ▁Mach ali ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1