A violent fight between a male tiger and a female sloth bear at Tadoba National Park in Western Maharashtra state in India was captured on camera on Wednesday.
Akshay Kumar, a naturalist leading a tourist safari at Bamboo Forest Safari Lodge managed to film the clash.
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Kumar said the tiger was cooling off in water when the sloth bear arrived with her cub.
What followed was a rare and fierce encounter as the animals charged at each other, trying to force each other down as the young cub watched.
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Kumar said the sloth bear fought back to protect her cub from the roaring tiger, who can be seen trying to get a grip on the bear through her thick fur.
Both animals suffered injuries in the fight that lasted nearly 15 minutes, Kumar said.
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