A postmortem conducted on a tiger, found dead in a well at Nelliampathy on Monday, revealed that the big cat had suffered a mortal injury to its ribs during the fall.
The severe injury it suffered on the ribs had caused internal bleeding, which ultimately led to its death in the well.
There were also wounds in the tiger’s mouth apparently caused by porcupine spines. It was suspected that the seven-year-old, full-grown tiger fell into the well while chasing a prey. The carcass of the female tiger was three days old. It weighed nearly 250 kg.
