A tiger killed a leopard and its half-eaten carcass was found near a tea estate at Hulikal near Coonoor, about 20 kilometers from here today.
The estate workers found the carcass and informed forest department officials, who rushed to the spot with a veterinarian, Dr P Parthasarathy, and recovered it.
The veterinarian said it was difficult to identify the gender of the animal since there was only skin, bones and some flesh left and suspected it might have been killed about three days back.
However,it was clear the animal was killed and devoured by a tiger, whose pug marks were found in the vicinity, Parthasarathy said.
