Two male tigers fought in Kunming Zoo, and the old Northeast tiger was bitten and suffocated.

Mao Mao, the Northeast Tiger of Kunming Zoo, died. On August 6, in a video shot by an enthusiastic citizen, an adult tiger lay motionless on the ground in the beast area and was suspected to have died. Later, yunnan net learned from the Zoo Management Section of Kunming Zoo that a tiger did die of suffocation due to a fight with another tiger on the morning of the 5th.

Mao Mao, a Siberian tiger, was choked to death by biting his neck.

The whole story: two male tigers fought, and the older Northeast tiger was bitten and suffocated.

The video shot by this tourist shows that an adult tiger is lying on the lawn in the stocking area, and no matter how the tourists around him exclaim, they are motionless. Some staff members extend a long pole from the viewing platform above to fiddle with the tiger, but the tiger has never responded. Seeing this scene, the tourists all around gave out a sigh of regret that the tiger was dead.

After watching the video taken by tourists, yunnan net (WeChat number: yunnancn) contacted Kunming Zoo, and the garden confirmed that a tiger did die in the morning.

Yang Ge, head of the Animal Management Section of Kunming Zoo, said that there are several tiger species in the zoo, such as Northeast Tiger and Bengal Tiger, which are all normal polyculture. "The two fighting tigers are male tigers. This bitten and suffocated tiger is named Mao Mao. He is 18 years old and is an adult Siberian tiger. The perpetrator is called Xiaohu, a Bengal tiger, 14 years old this year. "

On the morning of the 5th, at about 10: 40, two tigers had a fight. The Northeast Tiger "Mao Mao" was a little older and weaker. During the fight, the tiger bit his neck. After the on-site staff found out, they immediately drove and separated manually, but the progress of the matter was beyond everyone’s expectation. In just over a minute, Mao Mao died of suffocation. "After the staff found it, they immediately intervened artificially, opened the door and led the other one inside. But it was still too late. Within one minute, Mao Mao was suffocated by the tiger bite. "

"Tigers in the process of getting along at ordinary times, there will be some small friction, you bite me, I bite you, but it is not too serious. But this time this tiger attacked another one, and it bit hard. It took about a minute or so for this tiger to bite another tiger and suffocate it. " Yang Ge said.

Zoo response: There is a high possibility of fighting for a spouse due to estrus.

According to Yang Ge, it is normal for tigers to fight because of food grabbing and competition for spouses. From the analysis, it is more likely that the two tigers will fight for estrus this time. Previously, the two tigers had a fight, but it was soon resolved. But this time the result was so serious that they didn’t expect it.

At present, in response to this tiger death, Kunming Zoo will report to the forestry department in accordance with the process, and deal with the dead tiger in strict accordance with the relevant process. (The original title is "Two male tigers fighting in Kunming Zoo, and the old Northeast tiger was bitten and suffocated")