<p>The carcass of an elephant calf was retrieved from Pookuli check-dam area in Singara forest range of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>Forest department officials said the field staff had found the body of the one-year-old male calf on Saturday night and informed the senior officials, department sources said.</p>.<p>The officials, including a veterinarian, went to the spot on Sunday morning and carried out a post-mortem and sent the samples for toxicological, microbiological analysis and to the DNA repository, they said.</p>.<p>The officials suspect that the calf might have died in an attack by a tusker.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>The carcass of an elephant calf was retrieved from Pookuli check-dam area in Singara forest range of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, officials said.</p>.<p>Forest department officials said the field staff had found the body of the one-year-old male calf on Saturday night and informed the senior officials, department sources said.</p>.<p>The officials, including a veterinarian, went to the spot on Sunday morning and carried out a post-mortem and sent the samples for toxicological, microbiological analysis and to the DNA repository, they said.</p>.<p>The officials suspect that the calf might have died in an attack by a tusker.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>