There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
Normally I do not post on these subjects (fighting between animals, whether of the same species or not), since I believe that it presents hypothetical, intuitive and deductive knowledge. It is very unlikely to obtain practical results that would serve as a model for measuring results, and thus, provide objective knowledge. Let's see: a Gaur takes how many years to become an adult. He is not a migratory animal. So if this Gaur inhabits tiger territories, imagine how many times they both meet ... that is, if it were easy for a tiger to kill a Gaur they would be rare in tiger land? Or I talking bullshit?
Regardless of the answers that come ... nature has its balance and no animal develops for thousands of years if it does not have effective means of facing its predators and balancing the game.
Another thing: A weakened tiger, aware of the importance of feeding himself as fast as possible, will behave quite differently from perfect health, some with true suicidal acts. Knowing the outcome of the combat is easy. Knowing all the circumstantial forces that surround the two animals when they face each other is impossible. I believe that when a Tiger encounters a Gaur, most of the time, there is no predation, and for reasons that are not possible to know, the clash does not happen. Some say that Statistics is the science of lies, because it alone is not able to measure the facts and events that gave its result. The facts narrated in book by hunters have value yes, however I see in a singular and not pluralized way the result of these clashes between different species.