Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Rishi]

(12-20-2018, 07:43 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(12-19-2018, 03:04 PM)Panther Wrote: I don't think 4 year old tiger is fully grown, where that is when they reach sexual maturity.

What would be the average, if the tigers are at the age class of 6-7years? I guess it'd be 250-270kgs. But assumptions are assumptions, no one believes.

Can you please make a chart based on 6-7 year old males @GuateGojira? I think you have enough information to make it!

In fact, the document of Y. V. Jhala & A. Sadhu "Supplement Appendix 1: Field Guide for Aging Tigers" from 2017 states this:
* Cubs (<12 months)
* Juveniles (1 to 2 years)
* Sub-adults (>2 to 3 years)
* Young-adults (>3 to 5 years)
* Prime-adults (>5 to 10 years)
* Old-adults (>10 years).
My average of 190 kg includes the males from The Amur Tiger Programme (Russian) too and although it still includes some males of over 3 years old (following the STP protocol) it excludes the unhealty males. 

In the last two years we have managed to gather some new & reliable info in the forum. New studies have been done as well!

If you have time, could you redo an update of the Bengal & Amur male tiger weight chart taking the age limit as 4 to 12?
That is roughly the common age range of resident males with territories, including some young & older adults too. Problem solved... Reply