▁Mach ali ▁I , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁fish ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁fish - sh aped ▁mark ▁on ▁her ▁face . ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁two ▁years , ▁she ▁started ▁hunting ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁territory . ▁ ▁Tig ress es ▁generally ▁have ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁lit ters , ▁however ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁seven ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mach ali ▁had ▁four ▁lit ters ▁and ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁eleven ▁cub s ▁– ▁seven ▁females ▁and ▁four ▁males . ▁Mach ali ' s ▁off spring ▁increased ▁the ▁t iger ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁significantly ▁– ▁from ▁ 1 5 ▁t ig ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁t ig ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Event ually ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁t ig ers ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁were ▁of ▁her ▁line age . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁female ▁cub s ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁Sar iska ▁T iger ▁Reserve ▁and ▁successfully ▁boost ed ▁the ▁t iger ▁population ▁in ▁that ▁park ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Mach ali ▁disappeared ▁from ▁her ▁usual ▁area , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁search ▁by ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁park ▁staff . ▁She ▁was ▁sight ed ▁after ▁about ▁a ▁month , ▁and ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁good ▁health . ▁She ▁had ▁surv ived ▁in ▁dense ▁forest ▁by ▁hunting