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Big cat and Bear tale
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Now this is highly unusual...
Dudhwa tiger may have been killed by huge sloth bear The 10-12 year old male tiger that was found dead in the Dudhwa may have met his match in a male sloth bear.  *This image is copyright of its original author "The dead tiger had serious puncture wounds on its head, one of its eyes was completely damaged and the claws were injured, which indicated that it had to face a tough fight with some other big cat," Field Director Ramesh Pandey told earlier. While initially they thought it was infighting among tigers, the carcass found in a waterhole was autopsied by a panel of 5 vets. The report said that the head and neck of the animal showed multiple punctured wounds leading to massive hemorrhage and shock from fighting with another large animal's teeth & claws. Teams started combing the area (around the water hole) and camera traps were installed there to look for the other carnivore which probably injured this tiger during infighting. While no pugmarks of another tiger were found around the water hole, images of a huge sloth bear have been captured by camera traps set 150 metres from the spot. The bear had a visible scratches on its face and seemed to be moving about with difficulty. “The nature of injuries on the neck and head of the tiger suggest they may have been caused during an attack by a sloth bear,” said DTR field director Ramesh Pandey. Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new...8EWGO.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/artic...896070.cms |
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