A five-year-old tigress died after it was attacked by its mate at the Pilikula wildlife park at Vamanjoor, on the outskirts of Mangalore, a senior park official said on Wednesday.
Tigress Bunty sustained severe injuries after an attack by Kumar, the tiger, on Monday morning, when the two were put together in an enclosure for mating, Director of Pilikula Biological Park, Jayaprakash Bhandary said.
The tiger turned aggressive and pounced on Bunty, leaving the tigress seriously injured.
Despite the best efforts of veterinarians, Bunty’s life could not be saved as the wound in its neck was deep, he said.
The carcass was cremated after post mortem.
