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In addition to the eyewitness Arun Kumar who said this was a fully-grown adult sloth bear killed. Other eyewitnesses who were 5 meters away (very close) from this tiger killing the bear, also said the bear was an adult: 



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Sloth bear attacks: regional differences and safety messaging

Bear safety messaging is based on bear behaviors that are both intrinsic and extrinsic to the species. For example, it is known that sloth bears, irrespective of location, have an innate defensive-aggressive response to surprise (sudden) encounters. This intrinsic response is likely due to having co-evolved with tigers, a formidable predator which opportunistically prey on sloth bears.


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Sloth bears do not have many predators and while a cub or very young bear may be at risk from leopards (Panthera pardus) or wolves (Canis lupes pallipes), the only natural predator of adult sloth bears is the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). Tiger scat studies revealed that sloth bears can comprise up to 2% of their diet.



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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-0...ve%20ended

https://www.researchgate.net/publication..._messaging


Tiger and sloth bear interactions in Bandhavgarh National Park

The reason for the sloth bears high aggression, is because they have to contend with tigers and leopards, especially tigers who prey on even large adult sloth bears:



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Wildlife biologist Tahir Ali Rather, who studied tiger and sloth bear relations around Bandhavgarh, observed that tigers harass and kill sloth bears. Mother sloth bears do not feel safe for their cubs if tigers are present in the same habitat.

Biologist Tahir also found that in Bandhavgarh, the bullying tigers had pushed the sloth bears into the fragmented edges of the protected area and the buffer zones close to human settlements:


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https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/E...frontcover


In some areas and reserves, sloth bears are often killed and eaten by tigers. Tiger conservationist & biologist, Dr Raghu Chundawat observed that tigers in Panna, regularly killed and ate sloth bears:


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