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Who is the "king" of tigers? - Bengal or Amur

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Who is the "king" of tigers? - Bengal or Amur

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11-05-2015, 01:56 PM

(11-05-2015, 01:26 PM)BoldChamp Wrote:
(05-01-2015, 12:21 AM)Amnon242 Wrote: As far as I know captive amur tigers are around 215 kg, so they are basically of the same weight as wild bengal tigers. We know that captive tigers are usually smaller than wild ones, so wild amur tigers should be even heavier. On the other hand current wild amurs are around 190 kg, but this is probably due to insufficient prey base. I think that in good conditions wild amurs would be of the same weight as wild bengals or perhaps somewhat heavier. They would be taller and longer, but bengals would be more muscular.

Almost all sources say that amur tigers are the largest felids today. The realitiy is more complicated as bengals are heavier, but that statement is not essentially wrong.

Actually, the current food intake of Amurs is about 6-8 kg per day, more than enough food.

That is an estimation, not the actual food intake. Dr Miller estimated that quantity but in any case is a real and measured number in the wild. Keep an eye on that.
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