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(03-14-2015, 09:27 AM)'Roflcopters' Wrote:

(03-10-2015, 12:22 AM)'Pckts' Wrote: Another 6-7 yr old male found dead in Bandipur from a territorial fight.

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2 Tigers have been found dead ..One at Ranthambore the cub of tigress T-8 & the other around 6 years old at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Both Tigers have died because of Territorial wars.1) Ranthambore :In yet another territorial fight at Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, a 12-month-old male cub was found mauled to death. The carcass of the cub of tigress T-8 was found in Kundal region (Zone 6) of the park."During a safari around 10 am tourists heard noises and spotted two tigers fighting. The next day when tigress T-8 was spotted with only one cub, we started searching for the other and found his badly mutilated body under a ficus tree in Zone 6. There were injury marks all over the body. The neck bone, the femur and the ribs were cracked and the kidney was punctured. T-8 had two cubs, one male and the other female and there is a possibility that the tigress could also be injured," said Y K Sahu, field director, Ranthambore National Park.The body has been cremated after post-mortem and samples were taken for forensic examination.2) Bandipur :Fierce fight leads to fatality and in this case also the story was quite predictable and shocking as a tiger was found dead in the core zone of Bandipur tiger reserve of Karnataka on Sunday following a scuffle with another one.The tiger was found dead in Bolegudda area of Bandipur Range of this Reserve
The tiger was found dead in Bolegudda area of Bandipur Range of this ReserveRuling out the possibility of a foul play, it was perceived by the forest department officials as an unfortunate incident of intraspecific fight between two adults that led to the tragic death of one of the combative tigers.On close examination, the age of the tiger was estimated to be around six to seven years.The tiger was found dead in Bolegudda area of Bandipur Range of this Reserve which is on the tourist trail.On the other hand, another tiger was also sighted in that area which bore injuries on its face and in all probability this was the tiger which had combated and killed the other tiger that was found dead in the same area, said an official.


 

According to the Bandipur Forest Officials, Raja slaughtered this male in his turf. RIP 

 

Well then the next question that needs to be asked is "why?"
Is he expanding because he wants more prey for a growing family perhaps?
More Females?
Not enough of either in his terf?
Makes you wonder.

Edit: The story below


MYSURU: A tiger was found dead in the core area of Bandipura tiger reserve.



The foresters ruled out foul play and attributed its death to territorial fight. The tiger aged about six years was found dead at Bolegudda in Bandipur range. The carcass was located near the safari route while the field staff sighted another male tiger, aged 10 years, with injuries within five hundred meters from the spot, which is believed to have killed the cat. The spot is some 1 km from the tourist cott ..

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