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  Schatun bears ~
Posted by: brotherbear - 12-21-2014, 03:58 AM - Forum: Bears - Replies (1)
I am curious. A schatun bear is a brown bear in Siberia who cannot hybernate because he or she did not eat enough and gain enough body fat to survive the long winter. Has a schatun bear ever been known to survive through the winter into spring?
 
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  Large male Lions (videos only)
Posted by: Pantherinae - 12-19-2014, 04:23 AM - Forum: Lion - Replies (128)
Again taking inspiration from tiger threads, which I enjoy very much so let's do this for the great Lions of Africa and Gir aswell! 
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  Wanhsien tiger ~
Posted by: brotherbear - 12-11-2014, 07:29 PM - Forum: Pleistocene Big Cats - Replies (84)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/201368987/Valv...Data-Sheet
 
~This document presents the basic description of the famous Wanhsien tiger (Panthera tigris acutidens), which was a large subspecies of tiger that lived in the Pleistocene of China. Contrary to previous description in the web, this tiger was of the same size than modern Amur and Bengal tigers, although it had larger metapodials.
 

 
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  Terai vs Assam
Posted by: Roflcopters - 12-06-2014, 05:27 PM - Forum: Debate and Discussion about Wild Animals - Replies (26)
Is the wrong cat being labelled as the biggest specimens amongst the Bengal Tigers? 

besides the photographic proof and expert opinions (Dr Ullas Karanth saw his biggest tiger there, Kanwar Juneja a famous photographer also saw his biggest tiger in Kaziranga and Dr.Mel Sunquist mentioned in his email that tigers from Kaziranga seemed like a very heavy flock of Bengals and showed a great interest in them.)

Now the question is, are the records from the past telling us the same thing or are we not following science here? I noticed this from Guate (Heaviest skull)

* Rowland Ward (1914) - 400 mm x 283 mm - No location.
* Hawkins (1954) - 387 mm x 279 mm - Asaam.
* McDougal (1977) - 381 mm x 279 mm - Chitwan, Nepal.

Assam and Nepal with Assam specimen being slightly bigger

Give or take, they are practically in the same weight category since they have similar habitats. Gaur is extinct from some parts of Assam but not in all, it's still abundant in Manas and other parks. I think locally it's extinct in Kaziranga since no one has ever managed to get a photograph of a Gaur Specimen since early 2002. Also to add to this, Wild Asiatic Buffalos are only found in Assam. 

now going by records and studies, Kaziranga has both the highest prey density. as well as Tiger Density so Kaziranga stands at #1 for both. Now we all pretty much know this but let's see what the record from the past tells us, after all. It's not like several decades changes the size altogether, they should be the same as they were in the past. Also from the camera trap, tigers from Terai are no pushovers and easily rival the Assam Tigers in every department. 

here's Sauraha male next to an Assam male from Orang National Park



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Comparisons usually are inaccurate but this one seems as realistic as it can get and specially because they are practically in the same lying position. Point is, they are similar. 

here's another Specimen from Nepal's Bardia National Park



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specimen from Kaziranga, Assam India


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Is it fair to say that this is the biggest cat ever photographed in Camera traps from the past and present, Amur region, Terai or Assam. Can anyone deny that this tiger is on a league of it's own?

here's another shot if the first one isn't convincing enough. 


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Ok so let's say we all agree, now what is the past telling us? Is it safe to assume that Kaziranga Tigers are the largest from the scientific records? 


Just my two cents [img]images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]











 

 
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  Notch Coalition Male Lineage
Posted by: sanjay - 12-02-2014, 09:27 PM - Forum: Lion - Replies (743)
This thread is dedicated for the information, discussion, pictures of one of the most famous lion from history, King Notch and his 5 sons- Ceaser, Notch2, Long, Grimace and Ron.
Notch the famous Lion of Maasai Mara, who was the first lion in recent history who formed a formidable coalition with his five sons to create one of the most famous Lion prides in recent history having taken over most of the prides in the region.


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Request to Lion experts and enthusiast to provide information and pictures about these famous lions
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  Man Vs Lion Notes
Posted by: Pckts - 11-29-2014, 11:19 PM - Forum: Wildlife Pictures and Videos Gallery - Replies (16)
I'm not sure if any of you are watching "big cat week" 
But the first documentory was Man vs Lion with Boone Smith

A couple of notes
-Male and Female Lion were able to run 29 mph and the fastest the female got to was 31 but they said lions have even been recorded at 45mph in the wild, which I would doubt, seems a little fast to me. But maybe the right lion can do it.

-Male Lion was able to pull with 1500lbs of force.

-Lioness was able to swipe over a piece of meat the was 9' ft high with a estimation of 10ft at her peek. 

-Lion muscle fiber are twice as small as humans so they are able to pack much more into the same size of muscle as well as being much denser than humans.

-Coalition of 3 males took down a juvenile hippo (about half the size of a adult female) with ease.

I would estiimate Bigondada (largest of the 3 male coalition in S. Africa) at about 400lbs when compared to Boone. But Mohawk and blondie seem to be close in size to him, especially Mohawk. 

-Bigondada gets driven off the carcass by one of the brothers in the same night, where he intially claimed a female and drove the other brothers away from her. 

Strange to watch a hierarchy shift in a matter of moments.
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  Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project
Posted by: Siegfried - 11-29-2014, 10:04 PM - Forum: Projects, Protected areas & Issues - Replies (495)
This ought to wake things up a bit.....

http://www.indiawest.com/blogs/article_7...f887a.html
 
Mod Edit: Poll added by @Sanju's request:
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  Male felidae gain weight and power when they become father ?
Posted by: sanjay - 11-26-2014, 09:15 PM - Forum: Questions - Replies (8)
Through out my observing, reading newsletter and other members information here. I am thinking that Male felidae like Tiger, Lion etc become more dominant , aggressive and gain muscle and weight when they become father first time. This is because they can protect their cubs, female and Territory.

According to JV - His male tiger Sariska who struggle to establish territory, dominated by other males and was smaller in size. But what interesting happened is when he was able to mate with a female and the female produces litters he became more aggressive. Male tigers that previously had dominated him, were now attacked when they came near his territory. Sariska bulked up and put on weight, giving him the edge when fighting other male tigers.

I have also observed to some extent in thread of Rofls, About father Male Tiger.

However, I am just putting my views here no any backup of data except the above JV's newsletter.
But this certainly open a debate on this behavior of animals and kind of interesting.
 
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  Satellite Bears ~
Posted by: brotherbear - 11-26-2014, 05:29 PM - Forum: Bears - Replies (2)
~~http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/11/24/gps-study-tracks-grizzlies-as-follow-hunters/    GPS study tracks grizzlies as they follow huntersThis GPS system is a real bear.Eight Montana grizzly bears have been outfitted with GPS trackers in an ongoing study that could bring some unnerving news to hunters.  
The study is aimed at bolstering the theory that grizzlies, which can be as stealthy as they are ferocious, stalk hunters from as close as the length of a football field in order to steal their prey. Already, data has shown at least one grizzly following oblivious elk hunters almost from the moment they left the parking lot, according to the Billings Gazette. Scientists believe the bear may have been following the humans in hopes of getting to a fallen elk before they did."Bears opportunistically scavenge carcasses throughout the active season and commonly usurp kills of other predators, such as cougars and, since their reintroduction in 1995, gray wolves,” stated a report last year by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. “Remains left by hunters also provide grizzly bears with meat, and bears are attracted to areas outside of national parks when these remains become available during the fall.” The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, part of the U.S. Geological Survey, started the project over the summer, by tagging the grizzlies in the Grand Teton National Park. Next, the study team asked elk hunters to voluntarily carry some 100 GPS units that track their routes.In the most clearly detailed example, a group of hunters turned on their GPS devices moments after leaving a parking area at around 6 a.m. When scientists analyzed their movements later and contrasted them with those of a nearby grizzly, it became clear the bear was tailing them.The bruin stayed downwind of the hunters, at one point coming within 100 yards of them as they moved around a lake. At around noon, the bear bedded down for a nap, but easily picked up the hunters’ trail again when it awoke, according to the report. Grizzly bears’ have a sense of smell seven times greater than that of a bloodhound, and 100 times that of a human by some estimates. Grizzlies also possess a Jacobson’s organ in the roof of their mouth that can detect heavier moisture-borne odors.Scientists tracked the bear as it appeared to smell an elk carcass from 4 miles away, follow the scent and even wound up swimming across the lake to get to it, according to the report. They also observed that the bear made some evasive maneuvers, possibly to avoid an untagged grizzly competing for the same meat. “The temporary movements away from the carcass could be indicative of this particular bear being ‘pushed off’ the carcass by a more dominant bear,” said Frank van Manen, of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team based in Bozeman.Grizzlies have been known to steal the prey of hunters and fishermen alike. Animals such as elk may travel for miles after being wounded, leaving hunters the task of tracking them even as bears may be doing the same.
So attuned to the movements of hunters are the bears that scientists believe they may even listen for the sound of gunshots, knowing that they signal a meal to be scavenged. Grizzlies are known scavengers, and officials noted there have been cases of the mighty bruins attacking hunters as they dressed elk in the field. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks now requires successful bison hunters outside of Yellowstone National Park to move carcasses and gut piles 200 yards away from homes, roads and trails to lessen the chances of human-bear interactions, according to the Gazette.

 
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  Crocodile, the killler of water
Posted by: chaos - 11-26-2014, 03:44 AM - Forum: Reptiles and Birds - Replies (366)



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