Staff members measure the footprints left on snow. (Photo provided by local forestry authority)

Two wild boars may have been eaten by Siberian tigers in mountainous area in Jiaohe, northeast China's Jilin province, according to local forestry authority.

Staff members from local forestry department said that they spotted marks left by a big feline on snow, including some wintersweet-shaped footprints and a repose imprint on the afternoon of Dec. 11, 2015.

Wild animal experts figured out that the feline is 1.9 meters in length based on the size of the footprints. The repose imprint showed that the animal had a short rest in the forest.

Furthermore, staff members who are in charge of forest protection found that the feline intentionally left its marks on trunks. "The feline destroy skin of plants to indicate that the area is theirs," said an expert.

According to the expert, those marks may belong to young Siberian tigers.

Staff members find two wild boar bodies. They speculated that they were eaten by Siberian tigers.

Staff members measure the footprints left on snow. (Photo provided by local forestry authority)

A body of an eaten wild boar. (Photo provided by local forestry authority)