Assam: Royal Bengal tiger, escaping floods, found relaxing on a bed inside a house!

Imagine opening your bedroom to find a Royal Bengal tiger relaxing on your bed! A similar incident happended when a Royal Bengal tiger was found on a bed inside a house near the Karbi hills in Assam. 

The incident came to light after the Wildlife Trust India tweeted the images of the tiger, relaxing on the bed. It is assumed that the tiger, which tried to flee the flood waters, took shelter in the dark room of the house. A vet was called in to tranquilise the tiger. The tiger will be released to the forest once night falls, Wildlife Trust India tweeted. 

With about 90 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park in Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam being submerged under flood, the animals are abandoning their natural habitats in search of safe lands. 

The Kaziranga National Park is home to the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Other animals such as tigers, elephants, sloth bears, monkeys and musk deer are also found in the forest.

Some of the animals have taken shelter in highlands within the park and many are migrating to the southern highlands of Karbi Anglong, crossing National Highway 37.  Though 90 per cent of the KNP is submerged, water level inside the park and the adjoining NH-37 has receded to some extent. 

A rhino had died in the Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday. Vast areas of Kaziranga, Manas National Parks and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary were submerged, forcing the wild animals, including deer and buffaloes to move towards the highlands in Karbi Anglong Hills.