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Tiger calf found dead

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with some animal bite marks in a forest area of the district here, officials said.

The male tiger calf was found inside a bush on the banks of River Moyaru within Thengumarahatta forest by forest personnel on a routine patrol last evening, officials said.

Veterinarians, who examined the tiger, said it could have been killed in a fight with grown up animals mainly tigers.

Officials buried the carcass after post-mortem.

  

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First Published: Oct 17 2010 | 7:25 PM IST

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