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Ranthambore’s 10‑year‑old tiger ‘Jay’ retains dominance over four rivals in Zone 6‑10
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 20 Oct 2026, 04:00 PM
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The roughly decade‑old male tiger, identified as RBT‑108, continues to hold sway over a large stretch of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, outlasting four competing males.
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, is home to a male Bengal tiger known to wildlife officials as RBT‑108. Locally called “Jay”, the animal is estimated to be around ten years old, an age at which many tigers reach the peak of their territorial strength.
Jay’s core territory spans the reserve’s zones 6 through 10, a sizeable block of forest and grassland that provides ample prey. Within this area he faces competition from four other adult males, but recent monitoring shows he continues to dominate the space, regularly marking his presence and repelling challengers.
Reserve staff attribute Jay’s sustained control to his experience and the strategic positioning of waterholes and hunting grounds within his zone. His ongoing dominance offers a clear example of natural hierarchy in the park and underscores the importance of long‑term tracking for tiger conservation.
Jay’s core territory spans the reserve’s zones 6 through 10, a sizeable block of forest and grassland that provides ample prey. Within this area he faces competition from four other adult males, but recent monitoring shows he continues to dominate the space, regularly marking his presence and repelling challengers.
Reserve staff attribute Jay’s sustained control to his experience and the strategic positioning of waterholes and hunting grounds within his zone. His ongoing dominance offers a clear example of natural hierarchy in the park and underscores the importance of long‑term tracking for tiger conservation.