🐾 Neelagiri Kaduva , a ◾ Pre Historic Animal, 🐅 As Big as Tiger, Discovered and Scientifically Proved by Dijo Thomas❗

 🟩 . Dijo Thomas , 

.   Scientist | Conservation Biologist |

 Environment Protection Activist | Wildlife Researcher| 

   Theoretical Zoologist.  |.   etc. ;

Have Discovered a Extremely Rare Species, 🐾 Neelagiri Kaduva [New Name given to Patti Kaduva], which is 

◾As Big as Tiger 

◾Critically Endangered

◾ Pre Historic Animal  ➖ A True Walking Fossil❗

 in Neyyar Dam, Kerala on 25 th September 2014 ;

 [ & 18 + other places] in 3 States of South India❗

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 👉 Media are allowed to use this Image for News Reports ; 

➖  Provided they Report Truthfully ; Positively  and Attribute the Copyright of the Image to Dijo Thomas.

👉 Media are allowed to Publish the Image without the Writings on the Image.

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.      🟦     🐾  Neelagiri Kaduva.          

 { Neelagiri Tiger = Tiger of the Blue Mountains }

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Morphology 

:: 🐅 Neelagiri Kaduva, at first sight, looks roughly like a Leopard or a Tiger, with the size of a Tiger.

It is Reddish Brown in colour.

The Neelagiri Kaduva has the face, similar to that of a Female Lion or a Dog. 

It has stripes like a Tiger, [but vauge], with the face of a dog – hence the name "Patti Kaduva" – meaning “DogTiger”. 

It also has dots on its body, making ordinary people mistake it for a Leopard. [To know the nature of stripes & dots, please see the pic of the Cub of NeelagiriKaduva Killed in Neyyar Dam on 02 Oct 2014.

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🔴 To Understand the Importance of Neelagiri Kaduva : 

🐅 . 🟥.  Neelagiri Kaduva is One of the TOP 10 SPECIES in the WORLD ; By IMPORTANCE .  ✅ ❗

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Photographs: Do not exist. Pic of the Cub of NeelagiriKaduva Killed in Neyyar Dam exists !

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✅ Discovered & Scientifically Proved by : 

Dijo Thomas

📕 Dijo Thomas Scientifically Proved Neelagiri Kaduva using: 

Facts, Features, Factors etc. Based - New Species Scientifically Proving Method {F3B-NSPM Method }

🧰 Scientific Paper Presentation : 

📕  Dijo Thomas presented 4 Scientific Paper on NeelagiriKaduva, the NEW Species Found by him in 2 Indian Science Congress .

1. 2 Papers on Neelagiri Kaduva and F3B ➖ NSPM Method in 103rd Indian Science Congress; held at University of Mysore on 07 Jan 2016 & 

2. And 2 Updated Papers in 104th Indian Science Congress ; held at SV University, Tirupathi in Jan 2017

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Total Confirmed Population in First 2 Discoveries : 4 [in Thiruvantahapuram] ( Two Cubs were Subsequently Killed ) + 3 [in Thrissur]= 5.

Approx. population strength is 40 - 70 numbers in 18 + other places in Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.

Population : 

NeelagiriKaduva is one of the RAREST SPECIES in the whole world , with a confirmed population [by Dijo Thomas] of initial 4 {now only 2 adults remaining (possibly) (as 2 cubs were killed by local people on two different occasions)} ;

 Highest Probability of 40 ; 

and Maximum Possibility of only 40-70 in the whole world ❗

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Conservation Status :  Critically Endangered

 [It can be considered, not even ‘Critically Endangered’, but an ‘Extinct Species’, for all practical purposes]

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Sound : It growls when angry. { Dijo Thomas has heard it personally in Neyyar Dam Thiruvantahapuram Dist., & in Attappadi, Palakkad Dist, in 2016 January}

Main Prey : Dogs 

{ Dijo Thomas says that it may eat other members of Dog Family like Doles, Hyena, wolves etc., but only the first exists in the same geographical location as NK in Kerala.} Goats, Cows, Chicken, Rabbit etc. { Dijo Thomas says that it also eats deer, pigs, sambar deer, wild goats etc. in the wild}

The main prey of NeelagiriKaduva are dogs. It usually is very shy of humans & stays hidden in forests.

 They come to human settlements near forests very rarely, mostly to hunt dogs. 

Unlike Leopards, they do not normally attack humans.

◾ Most Interesting Feature of 🐾 Neelagiri Kaduva :

The Most Interesting Feature That Fascinated Me no ends; 

➖ Was that after attacking a dog ; it will put it on its shoulder ;and carry the kill to the Forests❗

👉 There, far away from human settlement only it will eat them.

Size of Neelagiri Tiger :

The NEW Species is as Big as a Tiger. The Female is smaller, only 3/4th of the male. {Both were confirmed by Dijo Thomas through Eye witness accounts & Pug Mark size}

Pug Mark Size : 12 cm. [A fully grown adult Tiger's Pug Mark Size: 9 - 14 cm in India]

Colloquial Names: 

Patti Kaduva, Naai Puli, Patti Puli. Kattan Puli, Naai Kottan, Naai Nari, etc in Kerala.

Naai Puli, Nari etc. in TN

Naai Huli, Madka etc. in Karnataka

Range:

Area: Approx. 10, 000 sq. Km.

HIGH MIGRATORY NATURE : 

Neelagiri Kaduva has High Migratory nature. Its range extends from aprox 100 to 200 Kms in Length. 2 Or 3 Times a Year !

Neelagiri Kaduva do NOT attack Human beings.

Neelagiri Kaduva is not at all afraid of Human beings.

Deccan Chronicle News Paper Report. September 2018.