T-39 tigress is famous with many names due to her beautiful appearance. Noor, Sultanpur or Mala all are the names of T39. For her enchanting look, she is regarded as a celebrity in Ranthambore vicinity. This beautiful tigress has appealing wavy patterns and unmatchable beauty. The name Mala truly justifies her body pattern. She has attractive stripes at the side flanks like Mala that means a necklace. Another name Noor refers to the glowy patterns which get sparkling attraction to her appearance that mesmerizes visitors.
T39 Mala was born to T13 in Sultanpur; hence she got the name Sultanpur by residents of that area. Thus, these names give T39 a special position in the Ranthambore reserve and people love to meet her during their tour to this place.
Mala - a stunning tigress stayed up in Sultanpur which is in the southernmost area of Ranthambore National park. Mala started receiving attention from the Ranthambore tourists when she was a cub due to her extrovert nature like T16. Just like Mala, her brother was also an energetic adventurer who was shifted from Ranthambore to Madhya Pradesh.
When, Mala got separated from T13 - her mother, she was only two years old. At that time, her mother bore two cubs by mated with T-12. T-12 had been moved to Sariska in 2010. For this reason, the territory of T-12 was left alienated and after sometimes, it was took over by T-24 - Sultanpur Male. This territory seize brought the family of Mala a big threat of being hurt by Sultanpur Male. So, T13- mother of Mala left the territory, but Mala didn't leave that territory and lived under Sultanpur Male's dominance.
Same time, T38 - brother of Mala got disappeared from the reserve without any evidence; however after sometimes, he was discovered from KunoPalpur Sanctuary which is in Madhya Pradesh. T38 was recognised by an identification mark of striped patterns and later, it was found out that he is Mala's estranged brother. It is quite impressive to hear that T38 completed a big journey of more than 100 miles which was equally dangerous as there was a Chambal River crossing on the way. The return of T38 indeed added zeal to Ranthambore conservationists as well as forest officials.
Recently, Mala was seen by few vacationers of Ranthambore national park who spotted her sitting along with her three cubs on the road proudly. They recognized her as a nursing mother from her erected teats and swollen glands. As per tourists, she is highly extrovert and is full of confidence. They found her truly beautiful and majestic.
At present, T39 Mala is flourished in her region where her dominance can be spotted. She is busy in training and nursing her young cubs. To see her, the most common areas are Sultanpur, Pani, PhootahBhanda, Soleshwar, Singhdwar, Kala PeelaPani, KishniKaDeh and KhemkaKund. These areas are situated around Ranthambore reserve zone 1, 2 and 6.
How To Identify T39 Mala-
To identify Mala, there are few certain signs that determine her identity. These signs include her left ear is broken, same look like T17 though has no collar, 2 famous Y signs over her right leg, a mark of inverted Trishul on her right eye and a necklace like stripes on body.