LONDON — For ten days, the London Zoo kept its newly arrived male Sumatran tiger Asim in a separate enclosure from Melati, the female tiger who was supposed to become his mate. On Friday, they put the two tigers into the same enclosure — and Asim killed Melati as shocked handlers tried in vain to intervene. “Everyone here at ZSL London Zoo is devastated by the loss of Melati and we are heartbroken by this turn of events,” the zoo said in a statement. “Their introduction began as predicted, but quickly escalated into a more aggressive interaction,” the zoo said. They did manage to put Asim, 7, back in a separate paddock, but by that time Melati, 10, was already dead.

Source: National Post February 08, 2019 17:41 UTC