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(05-09-2019, 10:09 PM)Jeffrey Wrote: A 7 yr old tiger T32 was Found dead
in small lake in Gugamal division Melghat Tiger Reserve Yesterday evening. 
Post mortem was performed today as follows:

Ss per NTCA Protocol.
PM was conducted today around 1100 hrs.
The cause of death as ascertained from site inspection as well as during post mortem suggests death by accidental drowning in a natural ditch (approximately 12 ft deep with water). Body is intact. However claws on all four legs show damage caused by attempts to climb out of the ditch.

The body was disposed off after pm by burning to ashes.

Samples collected include:
Liver, kidney, small intestinal loop, stomach wall with content, stomach outgrowth tissue (suspected tumour), lung and heart tissue.
Lungs showed frothing due to drowning and heart showed clotting in all four chambers indicating cardiac arrest due to exhaustion.

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Ironically, this is similar to cases of Asiatic lions drowning in wells (https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/in...33989.html, https://www.timesnownews.com/india/artic...arat/40613), despite the fact that both big cats can swim: 

Corpse of a lioness that swam to an islet about 2.5 km (1.55 miles) from the coast of Amreli in mainland Gujarat: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/...nded-dead/ 

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