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03-22-2017, 07:12 AM( This post was last modified: 03-22-2017, 07:16 AM by Pckts )
Where to begin....
The made up curator for one, look up curators at the smithsonian museum then show me this guy's name, then show me which exhibit he curates for then show me that he is a wildlife biologist who's expertise is big cats and his qualifications to make assumptions on big cat size.
Next.
You obviously didn't do enough leg work since the largest captive cat not being a liger is jaipur, a Amur tiger who weighed 423kg or so with many others also posting impressive weights, but captive cats have too many extenuating factors.
Once again, nuetering a cat doesn't make it any larger, it doesn't change anything other than the fact that it won't produce as much testosterone and thus it will be weaker and less muscular.
Next show me where Sunquist specifically mentions that the Guinness tiger isnt believable and not your interpretation on him saying some hunters may have exaggerated their weights. Also, the record tiger deducted for a full gorged belly would still be 324kg, specifically mentioned in the article and that's deducting a massive amount.
Last is cattle killers...
You do know that most big cats will kill cattle given the opportunity, I've yet to see a single shred of evidence that proves a cattle killer is larger than a non cattle killer.
In regards to "the guy from Russia"
Why don't you take peters advice and go through the edge of extinction thread? You'll see a ton of accounts for both, see if you can add something to them.
Good luck