Indonesian Villagers Killed Rare Tiger Because They Believed It Was a Shapeshifter

Indonesian Villagers Killed Rare Tiger Because They Believed It Was a Shapeshifter
A Sumatran Tiger in a file photo. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Remote Indonesian villagers who believed a shapeshifter was hiding out in their community killed a rare tiger.

Conservation officials said that the villagers then hung the Sumatran tiger’s body from the beams of a public gathering space in the city.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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