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While in modern times there are on average fewer than 85 people killed and injured by tigers worldwide each year, India has seen sharp increases in absolute numbers of tiger attacks in recent years, as was the case in 2014 and 2015, as a result of human population growth and the expansion of human settlements into the tiger's natural habitat. [4]
Authorities have called the spate of deadly incidents unprecedented, saying that only four tiger attacks in total, two of which were fatal, were recorded in five years between 2017 and 2022.
After the success of the earlier Operation Jaywick mission in September 1943, Ivan Lyon started preparing for Operation Rimau. 'Rimau' is the Malay word for 'tiger' and Lyon had a large multi-coloured tiger head tattooed on his chest. The mission consisted of 23 men with an additional two performing the duties of "conducting officers".
A tiger can sprint 56 km/h (35 mph) and leap 10 m (33 ft); [122] [123] it is not a long-distance runner and gives up a chase if prey outpaces it over a certain distance. [119] Two Bengal tigers attacking a wild boar in Kanha Tiger Reserve. The tiger attacks from behind or at the sides and tries to knock the target off balance.
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MALAYSIAN TIGER TO ROAR IN SINGAPORE “Tiger Stripes,” the Malaysian coming-of-age, body horror film that debuted in Cannes’ Critics Week section has been set as the opening title for this ...
The following is a list of notable people assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly known as Tamil Tigers or as LTTE. [1] [2] The LTTE was a militant organisation that was based in northern Sri Lanka, which fought for a separate Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka between 1983 and 2009. [3]
Bhadai Tharu lives in Khata, Nepal, and has dedicated his life to protecting tigers — despite losing an eye to one.