Male tiger konda's true death reason?

[GuateGojira]

(07-24-2014, 09:59 PM)'Pckts' Wrote:

(07-24-2014, 10:23 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote: GUYS! Do you know that you are arguing about the size of cats that had not been measured or weighed???

In fact, I am 100% sure that all these giants are no heavier than 260 kg and no larger than c.205 cm in head-body length and c.105 cm in shoulder height. The only one probably larger than this size is Wagdoh and of course, the giants of Kaziranga.

The pictures show tigers of great size, but we most be serious, a modern tiger over the presented dimensions above are incredible rare, and none of these great males seems to be of that size.
 


 

Gaute, I would suggest not using "100% sure".
You know that is impossible to say, especially the fact that 260kg is attainable for tigers. The only tiger you can compare them to that you have actually seen on video is Madla, and the only video he has is not enough to say he is larger than many other males that have been photographed. You know as well as anybody, its impossible to tell the size of a tiger from one film clip or photo, I have seen many tigers that appear every bit as impressive as madla. Especially in kaziranga, Kahna, tadoba and even Ranthambhore, as of late. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

 

Sorry my friend, but I am not only 100% sure that all those tigers don't surpass my estimated "large" size, but I am also 100% sure that this type of debates, with "0" reliable evidence, apart from sightings and pictures, is already irrelevant.

We can't take opinions are "evidence". The tigers from Central India seems as large as the largest Nepalese males, this is true, but not extremely large as those of Kaziranga. Pictures and biased witness are not evidence, only measurements in the field.

By the way, what it is true is that modern Ranthambore males ( year 2000 and over) look more massive than the old ones from 1980 and 1990. In that time, a 220-230 kg male was a large one for the area, now a 250 kg male is not out of question. Reply