Amur and Kaziranga Tigers - Habitat and Prey Analysis

[Pckts]

(12-02-2014, 02:36 PM)'Amnon242' Wrote:

(11-25-2014, 05:24 AM)'Pckts' Wrote: muscle creates agility and power, not decreases it.
 

 

So assam tiger are in fact more agile than amur tigers?

Jaguars are more agile than leopards or cougars?

Weight-lifters are more agile than acrobats?
 

 

What do you consider Agility?
The highest verticles in the world belong to Basketball and Football players.
The fastest sprinters in the world are 100-200yd dash olympians who are all extremely powerful, especially in their lower portion.
There are many power lifters who are unbelievably agile, and we are talking about a 500+ lb animal, not a 140lb human being. We are also comparing tigers to other tigers, not weight lifters to acrobats. So the point you're trying to make doesn't work here. Since siberians and bengals are very similar in weight we must compare them. (Apples to Apples)

A jaguar is much heavier than a leopard, at the same weight, who knows which will be more agile. Cougars and Leopards are similar in weight, its impossible to say who is more "agile", same goes for human beings.
If you want to compare a Powerlifter to somebody, do it to a Defensive Lineman, somebody of equal weight.


@peter
In regards to this statement "Amur tigers no doubt have to work harder for their money and they also face more risks more often. This is apart from deep snow for many months of the year, severe cold, crop failures resulting in mass migration of prey animals, 60.000 registrated hunters hunting similar animals (as well as tigers) and much less prey animals of an interesting size. "
I think now a days they probably have to work harder to find prey since hunting has decimated their habitat and prey. But I don't think they work any harder than any other tiger. All hunts are hard, hence why success rates are nearly the same throughout any habitat. I think hunting a rhino in kaziranga is extremely difficult, a Elephant in corbett, Gaur in Tadoba or a Sambar in Ranth. Every one presents their own challenges. The massive elephant grass and marsh lands, the dense jungle, the deep snow, the sparse cover etc.
I think all are challenging in their own way. Reply