Two Royal Bengal Tigers Fight Over Territory In Similipal National Park
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Two adult Royal Bengal Tigers fought for over a week over territory inside the Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district and the defeated one had to leave to settle elsewhere, a senior official said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 18: Two adult Royal Bengal Tigers fought for over a week over territory inside the Similipal National Park in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district and the defeated one had to leave to settle elsewhere, a senior official said on Monday.
In a post on X, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), wildlife, Susanta Nanda said, "In search of new homes.Dispersing males from Similipal Tiger Reserve. What’s unusual in the right photo?"
In search of new homes.Dispersing males from Simlipal Tiger Reserve.
— Susanta Nanda (@susantananda3) December 18, 2023
What’s unusual in the right photo? pic.twitter.com/MZMpbCkzvF
The fighting animals were recorded in cameras fitted on trees for the ongoing tiger census in the STR.
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✨#WATCH | Fight between two tigers over territory caught on camera at Similipal Tiger Reserve
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(Video: Similipal Tiger Reserve, #Odisha) pic.twitter.com/ydtxNWlqQg
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According to official sources, the fight broke out between two tigers, T-35 and T-31, on November 9. Thereafter, sporadic fighting went on for a week. T-31 had to leave the area while T-35 is believed to have won the fight.
T-31 and T-35 are code numbers allocated to the tigers, sources said.
