Tiger found dead at Corbett

DN Bureau

A tiger was killed in a fight for territorial supremacy with another tiger.

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Dehradun: A tiger was killed in a fight for territorial supremacy with another tiger, said an official at the Corbett Tiger Reserve Saturday.

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The 10-year-old tiger's carcass was found with deep injury marks near a water body in the Amdanda forest beat of the Bijrani range Friday, Tiger Reserve Director Rahul said.

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"The deep wounds on the carcass suggested that it died of injuries sustained in a fight with another tiger over territorial supremacy," he added.  (PTI)










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