Cannibalism- it is the act of an individual where they consume the parts of the body of the same species. Eating away a whole of the indivi...
Cannibalism- it is the act of an individual where they consume the parts of the body of the same species. Eating away a whole of the individual belonging to the same species is brutal but it is a part of nature. Cannibalism often is seen in the wild among the wild animals of all species. Not at all a rare aspect. But, here when we are talking about our Royal Bengal Tiger, we only think about its decreasing numbers and its majestic look.
As it comes as a shock to every individual who had encountered this event, a tiger in the State of Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Kanha National Park, has been reported to have eaten away a fellow tigress. Pathetic as it sounds, it is true. Even though global reports have stated that the behavioural changes have decreased these traits of cannibalism, it does still exist in all the species.
A patrolling team of the Kanha National Park discovered a scattered carcass of a tigress at the Mundidadar post of the park. Upon finding the body, they have initiated a probe into the matter, to understand the cause for this brutal death of the animal.
Cannibalism exists rampantly in the Aquatic ecosystem but, the same in the bigger cat families is very rare. The Field Director of Kanha, Mr K Krishnamurthy attributes this case to the territorial attack and fights between the animals, and the way the powerful tigress was killed it would be possible only by another tiger.
The dead remains of the tigress were taken for further examination by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) and the Wolrd Wildlife Trust (WWT). They have concluded by saying that all the claws and its canine dentures are intact. This shows that this is not the case of poaching, where claws and teeth would be the main ones missing.
The 'tiger-eating-tiger' situation that has arisen is not a result of prey less habitat. Territorial supremacy, Mating fights, authoritative fights do take place and this is one of them. But, still a 'Rarest of the Rare Cases'.
As it comes as a shock to every individual who had encountered this event, a tiger in the State of Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Kanha National Park, has been reported to have eaten away a fellow tigress. Pathetic as it sounds, it is true. Even though global reports have stated that the behavioural changes have decreased these traits of cannibalism, it does still exist in all the species.
A patrolling team of the Kanha National Park discovered a scattered carcass of a tigress at the Mundidadar post of the park. Upon finding the body, they have initiated a probe into the matter, to understand the cause for this brutal death of the animal.
Cannibalism exists rampantly in the Aquatic ecosystem but, the same in the bigger cat families is very rare. The Field Director of Kanha, Mr K Krishnamurthy attributes this case to the territorial attack and fights between the animals, and the way the powerful tigress was killed it would be possible only by another tiger.
The dead remains of the tigress were taken for further examination by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) and the Wolrd Wildlife Trust (WWT). They have concluded by saying that all the claws and its canine dentures are intact. This shows that this is not the case of poaching, where claws and teeth would be the main ones missing.
The 'tiger-eating-tiger' situation that has arisen is not a result of prey less habitat. Territorial supremacy, Mating fights, authoritative fights do take place and this is one of them. But, still a 'Rarest of the Rare Cases'.
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