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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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04-22-2014, 10:41 AM ( This post was last modified: 04-22-2014, 10:42 AM by GuateGojira )

The measurement of 9 cm was definitely taken from the live animal, so it was from the tip to the gum line. As far I remember, the longest tiger skull is longer than the longest Homotherium skull, I could be wrong as I don't remember it very well, but if this is true, this would mean that Homotherimum had longer canines in relation with its GSL. However, the tiger is the only modern cat that have canines as long as those of this saber-tooth cat, at least in captivity.

About the private collections, I have observed that most of them not just don't keep the skulls of they animals, but also only buy the skull from Bone Clones (that of 39 cm) for presentation purposes. This is also the skull that most schools have.
 

 

 
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