MANDLA: An adult tiger was killed and eaten by another tiger in the Kanha national park in Madhya Pradesh , an official said Friday.This was the second incident of cannibalism reported from the Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) in the last two months.KTR field director L Krishnamurty said initial probe suggests the tiger, aged 12, possibly died following a territorial fight with another wild cat.The dead feline was known as T-36 and its carcass was spotted Thursday by a patrolling party, he said.The patrolling party spotted another tiger, identified as eight-year old T-56, eating the carcass of T-36 in the Magarnala forest area under Kisli zone of KTR, Krishnamurty said.The forest team is still monitoring the area, he said.In the third week of January, a tiger had killed and eaten a tigress in KTR.
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