A THREE-legged tiger was snapped gorging on a buffalo near where a man was mauled by a pack of big cats.
The startling image shows the tiger with one back leg hopping around in a national park in western Thailand.
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The three-legged tiger gorges on a buffalo in the startling picturesCredit: AP
, 20 cameras intended to catch the tiger culprits filmed the three-limbed Indochinese tiger feasting on the carcass.
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Niphon Chamnmongsirisak, director of Protected Area Regional Office, which covers the area where the attack happened, said conservationists are keen to capture the tiger.
He noted how wildlife trafficking charity the Freeland Foundation and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) think the animal's disability poses a risk to its health, particularly from poachers.
Concerns over poaching have soared in the area after five villagers were arrested for killing two tigers in Thong Pha Phum National Park early in January.
The three-legged tiger was pictured in western ThailandCredit: AP
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Cameras caught the disabled beast hopping aroundCredit: AP
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