India News | UP: Rhino Calf Killed by Tigress in Dudhwa National Park
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A rhino calf was killed by a tigress in the Dudhwa National Park, a forest department official said on Tuesday.
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 (PTI) A rhino calf was killed by a tigress in the Dudhwa National Park, a forest department official said on Tuesday.
B Prabhakar, field director, Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) told PTI that the carcass recovered on Monday evening seemed to be a week old as it was found to be decomposing.
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Pugmarks of the big cat were spotted around the carcass following which cameras were installed on the spot. They captured the movement of a tigress with her three cubs, he said.
He said this indicated that the rhino calf was killed by the tigress.
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Prabhakar said the rhino calf killed in the attack was a male and its age was estimated to be around two years.
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