Oldest tigress in India, Swati who was born on 28th January, 1997 passed away at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. (Source: ANI photo) Oldest tigress in India, Swati who was born on 28th January, 1997 passed away at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. (Source: ANI photo)Swati, the oldest tiger in captivity in the country, died in the Assam State Zoo here in the wee hours of Sunday, with officials saying she died of old age. In Guwahati, the Royal Bengal Tigress gave birth to six more cubs, of which Birina – also a tigress is currently in the Assam State Zoo here. Lachit, a male Royal Bengal Tiger that was born in the Assam State Zoo here of Swati in 2009, had died only on June 27 due to encephalitis.

Source: Indian Express July 16, 2017 12:33 UTC