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Biggest Kaziranga tiger?

United States Pckts Offline
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(07-30-2014, 04:34 PM)'Roflcopters' Wrote:
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Nice pictures Pckts but this is the Late B2 of Bandhavgarh [img]images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

 



Lol
I thought he looked different from the rest. Figured it was because of the shot from above and the link said Manas.
Nice looking tiger either way. haha
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(07-30-2014, 06:22 PM)'chaos' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 04:34 PM)'Roflcopters' Wrote:
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Nice pictures Pckts but this is the Late B2 of Bandhavgarh  What do you find impressive is the real question.

B2 may look more "ripped or defined" from that angle but he would never come close to being as strong. It would be like comparing a power lifters body to a Male models body. Maybe B2 is slightly more agile and faster over a distance since he holds less muscle mass but his explosive speed and power would never be able to match these guys below.
But it doesn't mean that he is not impressive in his own right, just in terms of comparing the largest species of cat in the world.


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(07-30-2014, 09:44 PM)'Pckts' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 06:22 PM)'chaos' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 04:34 PM)'Roflcopters' Wrote:
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Nice pictures Pckts but this is the Late B2 of Bandhavgarh  What do you find impressive is the real question.

B2 may look more "ripped or defined" from that angle but he would never come close to being as strong. It would be like comparing a power lifters body to a Male models body. Maybe B2 is slightly more agile and faster over a distance since he holds less muscle mass but his explosive speed and power would never be able to match these guys below.
But it doesn't mean that he is not impressive in his own right, just in terms of comparing the largest species of cat in the world.


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Your analogy is exaggerated. Excessive bulk is detrimemental.
"Explosive speed and power" is HIS advantage. There is a size
limit, that when exceeded, can inhibit a big cats hunting success.
B2 - at the time of the photo - was at optimum size level.  JMO
 

 
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(07-30-2014, 10:11 PM)'chaos' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 09:44 PM)'Pckts' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 06:22 PM)'chaos' Wrote:
(07-30-2014, 04:34 PM)'Roflcopters' Wrote:
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Nice pictures Pckts but this is the Late B2 of Bandhavgarh  What do you find impressive is the real question.

B2 may look more "ripped or defined" from that angle but he would never come close to being as strong. It would be like comparing a power lifters body to a Male models body. Maybe B2 is slightly more agile and faster over a distance since he holds less muscle mass but his explosive speed and power would never be able to match these guys below.
But it doesn't mean that he is not impressive in his own right, just in terms of comparing the largest species of cat in the world.


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Your analogy is exaggerated. Excessive bulk is detrimemental.
"Explosive speed and power" is HIS advantage. There is a size
limit, that when exceeded, can inhibit a big cats hunting success.
B2 - at the time of the photo - was at optimum size level.  JMO
 

 

 

My analogoy is exagerrated?
Its just used to show the differences in body types. Don't be fooled, power lifters are extremely explossive and fast. Most can broad jump, box jump higher or sprint faster than anybody you know, its when you need long endurance that muscle mass becomes a detriment.
Hence a 100yd sprinters body compared to a marathon runner.

"Excessive bulk is detrimemental." Of course if we are talking about obesisty. Not talking about wild animals that have already proven to be extremely productive.

"Explosive speed and power" is HIS advantage. There is a size
limit, that when exceeded, can inhibit a big cats hunting success.
Agreed, once again its not in these cats.
Hence the fact that they live in the wild and have the largest animals in India to prey on, they also have the highest competition so obviously this is evolutions plan for them.
There is nothing you could say that could disprove the fact that they are the perfectly suited to live is in the harshest and most competitive tiger landscape around.

B2 - at the time of the photo - was at optimum size level.  JMO"

Optimumal size for what?

Hunting?
Kaziranga Tigers have a Larger Prey base

Fighting?
Kaziranga has the highest mortality rate and tiger densisty.

I think you mean that you just like B2's body type.
That is all you could really be saying here.



 
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I agree to disagree
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You can't disagree with Kaziranga Tigers living in the wild, obviously proving their bodies are a perfect fit for their wild lifestyle.
Other than that, ok,
Agree to disagree.
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Little more proof of Kaziranga Tigers being the largest cats in the World.


"Kanwar Deep Juneja Managed to see 4 and photograph 3 in my 3 trips there! Also saw the biggest tiger I've ever seen!!!  God has been kind Kaushil Shah"

https://www.facebook.com/Kanwar.Juneja?f...&ref=br_tf

Check out that big boy ^^
(cant post images on this laptop, sorry)
 
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Kaziranga seems to refute the theory that lower tiger density could open up room for larger specimens, it's quite the opposite over there. But, maybe some factors I'm overlooking. I've found data on prey density in Kaziranga. All in this study:
http://www.aaranyak.org/reports/Kazirang...t_2009.pdf

Could anyone direct us to prey data from other parks?
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Prey size, abundance, terrain, eco system all play factors to produce the largest cat in the world.

All contribute to what a cat will need to adapt to be the most successful hunter.
These cats must be large due to the massive elephant grass they leap through, huge prey they hunt, etc.

Their heads must be larger to delivery a killing bite to these larger prey, and with all these adaptions for hunting, they must also be able to use it to defeat other cats who want their territory.

All of which plays the final factor, and the most important...
The biggest, strongest, baddest, 
usually gets the women!

At least thats my theory.
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( This post was last modified: 11-02-2014, 06:30 PM by sanjay )

 Kuldeep SharmaSanctuary Asia5 hrs ·Royal Bengal Tiger at Kaziranga National Park@Feb2014


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( This post was last modified: 10-10-2014, 02:45 AM by Pckts )


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Looks to be a nice looking Tigress, possibly sub adult.

 
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Check out this massive male from Sanjeet Mangat's photo gallery
http://www.sanjeetphotos.com/mac/tigers.html
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Kaziranga tigers never cease to amaze.
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( This post was last modified: 10-22-2014, 04:45 PM by Roflcopters )

That's KZT_053 from Kaziranga, a huge male indeed.


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Possibly a young male in the camera trap photos and resident in the others.


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Credits to Prathap.
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Such a muscle packed body, what a dense tiger.
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Does anyone know the measurements of male Kaziranga tiger skulls? I think it could be as large as male liger skulls if not much larger.
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