KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 28 -- A pregnant cow was killed in what is believed to be a tiger attack at a rubber plantation in Ulu Sungai Kasah near Kampung Bantal Seberang, Hulu Tembeling in Jerantut heightening fears over repeated encounters with the wild animal in the area.

According to national daily Berita Harian, the owner, Mohd Iz-Zuddin Khalid, 67, said he discovered the carcass at about 11am yesterday while feeding his cattle, after noticing one of his seven cows was missing.

The animal was later found dead with bite wounds to the neck and hips and multiple claw marks.

"This is the second cow I've lost to a tiger," he said, adding that a two-year-old bull was killed in a similar attack at the end of October.

The latest loss, he said, ...