Female rhino rebuffs two male rhinos' advances, is brutally killed

TNN | Jun 10, 2016, KOLKATA: In a heartbreaking incident, a female rhino was gored to death by two bull rhinos in Jaldapara National Park on Wednesday, after she rebuffheir sexual overtures.
"This is one of the rarest moments in the history of Indian forests. We are very surprised and worried," said Assistant Wildlife Conservator Bimal Debnath.
The female, which had lost her calf a few days prior to the attack, was wandering alone in the the Kodalbasti CC Line of the park. She was spotted by two males, who attempted to court her.
However, she spurned their advances.
The two males then began to fight over her, and sustained minor injuries.
Then - inexplicably - the two bulls abandoned their duel and approached the female together. When she continued to avoid them, the enraged pair began attacking her. They rained blows on her hide with their horns, and continued to assault the female even she tried to take cover. Blood began to spurt from the many wounds on her body.
Forest guards who noticed the attack attempted to break up the trio by firing shots into the air, but to no avail. The males persisted in their ruthless onslaught for three hours.
Grievously wounded, the female could no longer stand. Her assailants were relentless - the continued to kick her even as she lay on the ground. Her ordeal was to end in some time, when she had a cardiac attack and breathed her last. The males continued to stand their ground beside her corpse. It wasn't until Thursday morning that forest guards were able to recover her body, and conduct post-mortem analyses.