July 05, 2013 09:52 am | Updated 09:53 am IST - PALANI:
A female elephant was found dead near Palar Porundhalar dam in Palani on Thursday.
A 40-year-old female elephant was found dead with deep injuries at Rangasamy Karadu in the reserve forests near Palar-Porundhalar dam on Thursday.
The animal had injuries on the forehead and stomach. Forest officials suspected that a male elephant might have killed her after mating. After post-mortem, the carcass was buried in the reserve forest.
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