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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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Tiger hunting and chasing an adult male sloth bear:




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An Amur tiger and a male Himalayan black bear were both found dead next to a fallen electric power line support in the Pozharsky district of Primorsky Krai. Experts like Sergey Aramilev and the hunting department suggest that the tiger was hunting the bear, the bear running away from the tiger, climbed the power line pole to escape from the tiger, which caused it to collapse and electrocute both animals. 

Another theory is the tiger may have died from other reasons like illness, and the bear, as a scavenger, came to check the carcass and was electrocuted. But this scenario is very unlikely, as a bear would definitely be aware of an electric power line fence. Most likely, out of fear and panic, the bear desperately tried to escape from the pursuing tiger, climbed the power line pole, it collapsed and electrocuted and killed both animals. 

Anyway, the dead tiger and bear will be sent for further examination, where the cause of death will be determined.


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https://www.vesti.ru/article/3928727

https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/20681261

https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/1215210-tel...-v-primore
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In a recent video, we can see Ussuri bear chasing Siberian Tigress from the carcass.





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(05-22-2024, 08:30 AM)sanjay Wrote: In a recent video, we can see Ussuri bear chasing Siberian Tigress from the carcass.






That was the tigress Severina who was chased away by an adult male Himalayan black bear, not an Ussuri brown bear. She had already been feeding on the carcass for a couple of hours prior to being chased away by the hungry bear, so she was full.

But I don't think that was her kill, at the end of the video, after the birds, bears and tigress Severina were done feeding on the kill, the male tiger 'Khan' comes, claims the carcass and takes it away. So I think all those animals were scavenging on the male tiger's kill after he had left the vicinity, hence why he moved his kill to another place, as tigers usually do when they know scavengers have been feeding on their kill.

At 1:33 in the video, something scares away the brown bear from the carcass. Tiger returning to his kill?

This video was recorded in the Sikhote-Alin Reserve.
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(05-01-2024, 05:33 PM)Apex Titan Wrote: An Amur tiger and a male Himalayan black bear were both found dead next to a fallen electric power line support in the Pozharsky district of Primorsky Krai. Experts like Sergey Aramilev and the hunting department suggest that the tiger was hunting the bear, the bear running away from the tiger, climbed the power line pole to escape from the tiger, which caused it to collapse and electrocute both animals. 

Another theory is the tiger may have died from other reasons like illness, and the bear, as a scavenger, came to check the carcass and was electrocuted. But this scenario is very unlikely, as a bear would definitely be aware of an electric power line fence. Most likely, out of fear and panic, the bear desperately tried to escape from the pursuing tiger, climbed the power line pole, it collapsed and electrocuted and killed both animals. 

Anyway, the dead tiger and bear will be sent for further examination, where the cause of death will be determined.


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https://www.vesti.ru/article/3928727

https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/20681261

https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/1215210-tel...-v-primore


Follow-up reports a month later after further examination, which also confirms my theory.

The tiger was hunting the bear, the bear trying to escape from the tiger, climbed onto the power line support, and due to the bear's weight, it collapsed and electrocuted both animals.

A tiger died a terrible death while hunting a bear in Primorye

“An autopsy of the tiger confirmed that death was due to electric shock. Thus, the first version of what happened was confirmed. The tiger was hunting the bear and drove it onto a support, which collapsed and hit both of them with a high-voltage discharge,” Aramilev said.


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https://www.amur.life/news/2024/05/30/st...-v-primore

https://www.dv.kp.ru/daily/27612/4938471/


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