▁her ▁own ▁pre y , ▁despite ▁having ▁been ▁fed ▁by ▁park ▁staff ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁disapp earance . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁hunting ▁skill ▁and ▁strength , ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁she ▁fought ▁with ▁and ▁killed ▁a ▁ 1 4 - foot - long ▁m ug ger ▁cro cod ile . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁fight , ▁she ▁lost ▁two ▁can ine ▁teeth . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁fer ocity ▁in ▁protect ing ▁her ▁cub s ▁from ▁thre ats ▁such ▁as ▁male ▁t ig ers ▁and ▁other ▁animals . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁India ▁reported ly ▁earned ▁about ▁US $ 1 0 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁due ▁to ▁tour ists ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁t ig ress . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁" L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award " ▁of ▁Tra vel ▁Oper ators ▁For ▁Tig ers ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁contribution ▁to ▁conservation ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁that ▁earned ▁significant ▁income ▁for ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁issued ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁postal ▁cover ▁and ▁stamp ▁to ▁hon u or ▁the ▁t ig ress ▁for ▁her ▁e colog ical ▁and ▁econom ical ▁contributions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁ ▁Mach li ▁is ▁considered ▁ ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁most ▁photograph ed ▁t ig ress ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁wild life ▁document aries , ▁including ▁a ▁ 5 0 - min ute