Male tiger at London zoo mauls intended female mate to death as staff helplessly tried to separate the two animals
The two tigers had been introduced to each other in the hope that they would see each other as mates.
A male tiger mauled his potential partner to death after the two tigers were put into the same enclosure after being moved into the London zoo.
The 7-year-old male Sumatran tiger Asim killed 10-year-old tigress Melati after Asim was moved to the zoo as a part of a European wide conservation breeding programme. Asim had come from a safari park located in Denmark and authorities had hoped that Asim would mate with Melati.
Sumatran tiger killed by potential mate on first meeting in London Zoo.
— Maria Donnellan Mella Ⓥ (@eyre_mella) February 9, 2019
London Zoo tigress Melati brutally killed by tiger brought to UK to be her mate
Melati was killed yesterday by potential mate, Asim
"RIP Melati, over the rainbow bridge." 🐯🌈 https://t.co/q6R2kBwg2E pic.twitter.com/TLWjoagBMs