A big cat's unusual behaviour has left the officials at Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park flummoxed. The tiger, in his prime, refuses to mate with the tigresses in the park.

According to the report published by The Times of India, officials have tried pairing Bandhu with other tigresses but he has shied away every time.

MEDICAL TEST TO DETECT THE PROBLEM

Anxious officials are now planning to let the big cat undergo a medical check-up to find out why he is not keen on mating.

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"If he is not physically fit for mating then he will be just for display," the paper quoted Van Vihar Director Atul Srivastava.

REPEATED ATTEMPTS FAILED

The four-year-old tiger, according to the forest officials, was first paired with a tigress called Gauri. Despite repeated attempts, Bandhu did not show any inclination towards mating.

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Then, they tried mating him with Riddhi, another tigress at the park. The officials are giving some time to Bandhu to see if he mates with her.

KANHA BACK IN ACTION

With Bandhu out of action, forest officials are left with Kanha, a relatively old tiger. Kanha, in the past, has fathered children who have been sent to different cities.

"Though Kanha is a little old now, he has been successfully completing the process," the newspaper quoted the national park director.

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