Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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(12-21-2018, 01:33 AM)Kingtheropod Wrote: Actually, according to 'The Indian Forester' - Volume 107 - Page 533

Tigers have been reported sexual maturity as early as 2 years 9 months. Now I'm not say that this should be considered full grown, because you also need to keep in mind humans are also sexually mature by age 13 yo, but we don't count them as adults till 18 yo. That is why I proposed 3-4 years as "adult"

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I think more research is needed in this subject, because even though tigers continue gaining weight until Prime age (6-7 years). We don't fully know if they are still growing in bone structure until 7 yo or if they are simply gaining muscle mass (I'm inclined to believe the latter)

I don't know how much accurate is that, but according to Mazak Bengal tiger males reach sexual maturity at age 4-5 years.
"Bengal Tiger, sexual maturity is attained at three to four 
years in females, and four to five year in males (Mazak, 
1965, 1979)."
Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w...sWJT9pR1Zh

If this is the case, I don't think a 5 year old male to be fully grown. Because it just reaches sexual maturity. Which is why I'm asking 6-7 year old males for average! They should reach their full size at the period, I guess... Reply