Maximum size of prey that a single male lion or tiger can kill

[Pckts]

(04-18-2020, 03:22 AM)Ashutosh Wrote:

(04-14-2020, 09:27 PM)Pckts Wrote: 1000kg by all accounts is a top tier Gaur in India.
They do grow even larger in S.E. Asia but even then I doubt they're getting above 1500kg, at least from the weights I've seen.

@Pckts, the mean weight they took in the study was from Indian gaurs and you yourself agree that gaurs from South East Asia are bigger which points to even a higher mean weight and therefore higher average weights for this study of Indochinese tigers. So, the numbers I quoted would be a conservative estimates.

As for water buffaloes in Kaziranga, bulls are killed. But, it is rare. Some of it is because of their size and aggressiveness, but, the rarity is also because of numbers. There aren’t as many water buffaloes as there are Gaur. Plus, there are like 5 places where they coexist with tigers in significant numbers unlike Gaurs and tigers who have significant coexisting overlap.

I can only go off of what they say and they mention two different Gaur studies I'm not aware of so that might be where they get their weights from. And who knows, their mean weights used could still be larger than Indian mean weights, data is limited. The water buffalo case for me is unknown since they coexist in few places now and the lack of accounts of Tigers preying on big bulls is non existent that I'm aware of.not saying it's not possible I've just seen nothing of the sort, have you? Reply