@article{ref1,
title="Fatal captive tiger attack - a case report with review of literature",
journal="Journal of forensic and legal medicine",
year="2020",
author="Meshram, Vikas P. and Jayaram, Lakshmi and Shetty, B. Suresh Kumar and Shekhawat, Raghvendra Singh and Kanchan, Tanuj",
volume="78",
number="",
pages="e102100-e102100",
abstract="The attacks on humans by big captive felids has been an issue of concern for the administration of zoological parks and wildlife conservationists. The theme of  human-animal conflict takes a new dimension for the wild animals kept in zoos,  circuses, exotic animal farms, and private custody. Despite the potential dangers  involved, the zookeepers have to closely interact with the captive tigers for  catering to the needs of food, general health, and wellbeing. The literature has  described cases of attacks by captive tigers resulting in the death of the primary  caretaker. The injuries present on such bodies include multiple punctured  lacerations, traumatic amputations, damage to the vital organs of the neck,  fracture-dislocation of cervical vertebrae, and abrasions secondary to the dragging  of the body. We present a rare fatal case of an attack of a tiger on keeper during  the night hours while he entered the cage to look after the tiger who was suffering  from gastroenteritis for a few days and was not taking his feed aptly. The keeper  had a twelve-year long relation with the tiger, and the discovery of his death was  an astonishment for zoo administration. This case describes the autopsy findings  emphasizing the distribution of injuries, along with inquiring into the scene of the  incident. The details about the predatory behaviour of tigers and stereotypic  behaviours in captivity have been discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-928X",
doi="10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102100",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102100"
}