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Friday, March 23, 2007 12:56 IST
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DHAKA: A 100-year-old elephant was killed by another elephant in a 'rare' incident suspected over clash for food in southeastern Bangladesh's Zaliyapalong forest, officials said on Friday.
An autopsy suggested that the injuries that killed the elephant were caused by another elephant in a fight in the wild near tourist town of Cox's Bazar, local officials said.
"We think the two elephants clashed for food, because the forest where the body was found had no soft plants or trees that elephants like," Aboni Bhushon Tagore, Cox's Bazar district forest officer was quoted as saying by the media.
Forest officials, however, are looking for the winner, who might need medical treatment. The officials said fights between elephants are 'rare' and are usually triggered over food.
Tagore said the two tusks, each weighing 15 kg, were chopped off from the dead elephant for preservation and the body has been buried.
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