Tigers hunting and killing large pachyderms

[Vegeta San]

@parvez 

About post #25, that a great info. I appreciate your deep look on the subject.

There are accounts of tigers breaking necks of bull buffalos with paw swipes. Here's a picture from hunter "Bengt berg", of a buffalo neck broken and completely impaled by tiger.

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Although, a rhino has short and broad neck. I don't think, a tiger can apply a strike on rhino neck successfully. 
So you're right. It may happened by the bite of tiger. It's a natural killing tactic of the tiger and most likely than attacking several times from rear (as wild dogs, wolves and hyenas do) as some suggested.

The tiger might attack the rhino by using this technique

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG_qXWK_cXs

Attacking from back and making it to throat. Which is quite natural for tiger killing tactics.

But this account is exceptional. 
https://www.kaziranga-national-park.com/...kaziranga/

As the tiger was said to be subadult male, but fought the adult female rhino to death.. Reply