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01-05-2024, 07:18 PM( This post was last modified: 01-10-2024, 03:35 PM by MatijaSever )
(11-08-2019, 07:14 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: Wild bengal tigers will not reach their optimum weight for a few more generations. music data analytics The selective killing of big tigers and the subsequent passing on off genes of not-so-big tigers have kind of pushed the average weight down. But, over generations, if the prey base is kept at an optimal level, just like the indian rhinos are finally showing their actual size, so will the tigers. For the longest time average Indian Rhino was quoted at 2300 kilos, today kaziranga’s male rhinos weigh 2500-3300 kilos, with some exceptionally large ones exceeding the weight of 3300 kilos. This is also the case at Chitwan where rhinos are growing to huge sizes.
PS: Madla from Panna weighed at least 250 kilos (550 lb) and definitely more than that because the scale maxed out at that weight, which means he weighed more than 550 lb. Hairyfoot was bigger than Madla. From Kaziranga, the biggest tiger I have seen was Kzt024 and he was killed by another tiger!!! Bear in mind that 220 kilo tiger is commonplace today as the relocated ST1 (Rajour, he was poisoned at Sariska) to sariska weighed 220 kilos and he doesn’t even look that big.
It's fascinating to learn about the complexities of wildlife and how various factors, including selective pressures and changes in habitat, can influence the physical characteristics of species over generations.
