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An eight-month-old tiger cub was found dead in Kanhari beat of the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) in Mandla district..
"We found the male tiger cub dead on November 16 evening. The cub was with (mother) tigress when it was apparently killed by an adult tiger in the region," KTR deputy Director O P Tiwari said.
He said that the adult feline killed the cub to hasten mating with the tigress.
"As long as cubs are reared by a tigress, the feline doesn't go into heat. Therefore, the tiger killed the cub," he said.
"Usually November to January is the mating period of big cats," he said.
The tigress apparently tried to save the cub from the killer tiger and in the process sustained some minor bruises, Tiwari said.
Later, an autopsy of the carcass was performed, he added.
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Hediyala tiger was shot dead today evening around 5.30 pm. It had attacked a forest staff who had been hospitalised . It was a female tiger aged atleast 10 years with one blunt canine and injured claws .

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The man that shot her said she had killed one person and not consumed him then attacked another and wouldn't relinquish the man, the first shot hit her in the shoulder but she wouldn't budge and the 2nd hit her in the head and she died instantly. Reply