Black tigress found in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The carcass of a black tigress was found in southern Sri Lankan on Friday, a local newspaper said on Saturday.

The Daily Mirror said the carcass of a black tigress was found after it got caught to a poacher's snare in Deniyaya, around 125 miles (about 201 km) southeastern of the capital Colombo.

The newspaper quoted the Wild Life Department as saying that the black tigress' length from head to tail is 1.1 meters, the height is 0.61 meter and the tail alone had measured up to 0.71 meter.

From a distance, its color is jet black and when inspected from a closer distance, spots are vaguely visible, the newspaper said.

The newspaper quoted an expert as saying that the tigress had not fully grown yet however because of the rarity of the species the exact age cannot be determined.

The black tigers are very rarely species in Sri Lanka. Experts said there had been a few sightings of black tigers from the Kalavana, Horton Plains and Sripada areas.