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(11-13-2014, 10:53 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote: Just a "wild" thought, which prey is more dangerous, an Indian wild buffalo or a giant Russian wild boar? I discard gaur because although is very big, it is know to normally run away instead of fighting.
There's a report of a gaur killing a male tiger. (I don't remember exactly it was in Nagarhole or Bandipur) you might be knowing this, are there any reports from Russia of boars killing tigers?
I think the wild buffalos of Kaziranga would be the toughest adversary for any lonesome predator. I'll rate them above gaurs.
If an Amur can kill a boar so can a beast that preys on buffaloes. Well don't Amur tigers tend to have more body fat as required by the harsh wintery conditions they live in? in that case an Amur would tire before a Bengal.