{"id":3765,"date":"2025-06-22T00:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3765\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T00:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T00:25:10","slug":"photographer-shares-video-of-iconic-tigress-ranthambore-arrowhead-final-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/3765\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer shares video of iconic tigress Ranthambore Arrowhead final walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arrowhead, the tigress who once ruled Ranthambore\u2019s heartlands, died at 14, and a deeply personal video from a wildlife photographer has brought her final moments into focus.<\/p>\n

Tigress Arrowhead (T-84), a name familiar to wildlife lovers and Ranthambore regulars, died earlier this week<\/a>. Her death came just hours after her daughter was shifted to another tiger reserve.<\/p>\n

The news has left wildlife photographers, forest officials, and regular safari-goers gutted. Amongst them is nature photographer Sachin Rai, who had tracked Arrowhead\u2019s journey since she was a cub. In an emotional post on Instagram, Rai shared a video of what he called her \u201clast walk,\u201d filmed near Padam Talab on June 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the evening of June 17th, I witnessed what would likely be the last walk of the legendary tigress Arrowhead It was heartbreaking to see her struggle, attempting to rise and take a few feeble steps before collapsing again,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

According to Rai, Arrowhead moved slowly, her body weighed down by illness, pausing after barely ten steps before eventually lying down under a tree.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach movement was a visible effort In that quiet moment, I knew in my heart that the end was near,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rai\u2019s tribute wasn\u2019t just about her final moments. He reflected on her journey from cubhood to claiming territory once ruled by her mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have followed Arrowhead\u2019s journey since she was a tiny cub. From those early days to watching her grow into a powerful tigress every chapter of her life was a testament to resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the video here:<\/p>\n

Arrowhead belonged to Ranthambore\u2019s royal bloodline. Daughter of Krishna (T-19) and granddaughter of the legendary tigress Machhli (T-16), she was often called the \u2018Queen of Ranthambore<\/a>\u2019. Forest officials confirmed that she had been battling advanced bone cancer and was under observation in her final weeks.<\/p>\n

With Arrowhead\u2019s death, Ranthambore has lost not just a tigress but a legacy. For those who knew her story, like Sachin Rai, the silence she leaves behind will echo for years.<\/p>\n

Published By: <\/p>\n

Akshita Singh<\/p>\n

Published On: <\/p>\n

Jun 21, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arrowhead, the tigress who once ruled Ranthambore\u2019s heartlands, died at 14, and a deeply personal video from a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[3008,4896,4895,4893,4894,159,67,132,68,837],"class_list":{"0":"post-3765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-arrowhead","9":"tag-arrowhead-final-walk-viral-video","10":"tag-instagram-viral-video","11":"tag-ranthambore","12":"tag-ranthambore-iconic-tigress","13":"tag-science","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114724177451834124","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}