Leopard cub dies in wild boar attack

A leopard cub is suspected to have died in a wild boar attack at Gudalur in the Nilgiris district.
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Coimbatore

The carcass of the animal, aged less than one year, was spotted by a front-line staff of the forest department at Ambalamoola in Srimadurai Panchayat during a routine patrol on Monday evening. It was immediately shifted to the anti-poaching watchers camp for examination. Anticipating the movement of adult leopards, the forest department took the carcass to the campsite for a post-mortem examination, considering their safety. The animal had injury marks caused by a wild boar attack.

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