A Hunter Turned Naturalist - Supplementary
Class 8 / English
A Hunter Turned Naturalist - Supplementary
Question 4 of 5Book: TN-ENG-09Chapter 2
Why did the Champawat Tiger turn into a man-eater according to Corbett's postmortem findings?
A
It liked human taste
B
Its upper and lower canine teeth on the right side were broken from an old gunshot
C
It was starving in winter
D
It lived near a village
Correct AnswerB.
Its upper and lower canine teeth on the right side were broken from an old gunshot
Explanation
An old gunshot wound broke its canines, preventing it from hunting natural prey and forcing it to target humans