Rani was a favourite among SGNP staff due to her calm temperament

Rani wasn't just the reigning queen of Sanjay Gandhi National Park because of her name — at 18 years, she was the oldest living captive leopard there. She passed away yesterday, after being unwell for the past few days, two years after her mate Raja died in October 2014, aged 20. Until then, he had held the title of the oldest captive leopard at the park's leopard rescue centre.