New Delhi: In a worrying phenomenon, tigers have been found to be killing elephants and some cases eating them too, mainly young ones, in the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, according to an official government study. The findings, which is a part of the study conducted by the park authority, signals a worrying trend in wildlife as tigers usually don't eat elephants, wildlife experts say.

A total of nine tigers, 21 elephants, and six leopards were found dead from 2014 to May 31, 2019, due to infighting and clashes over issues related to mating, according to the study. "Out of the total 36 cases for the three species, 21 were reported in case of wild elephants alone. However, a very surprising aspect was that around 60 percent of wild elephant death cases (13) were due to attack by tigers mostly on young ones," it said.