Tigress killed, eaten by another in MP

BHOPAL: A tigress was killed and eaten by another tigress after a territorial fight in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, officials said.

The carcass of 9-year-old tigress Laxmi, who also had two cubs, was recovered from Salatekari area at Tala Range of the Reserve, in Umaria district on Saturday, a top forest official said.

Laxmi was killed and eaten by another tigress named Kankati (4), after a possible fight over territory, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve's Field Director C K Patil said, adding, Kankati had sustained an eye injury.

Forest guards on Saturday saw Kankati eating the slain tigress, he said, adding, Laxmi and Kankati had fought in the past too.

This was probably the first instance of a tiger killing and eating someone of its own species in Bandhavgarh, spread over an area of 700 sq km in eastern Madhya Pradesh.

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