Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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(06-25-2019, 04:23 AM)GuateGojira Wrote: The table in the original document of 1983 says "7 males", but Waveriders suggested that probably that is the number of captures, not the specimens. I asked this to Dr Sunquist and Dr Smith, but for the moment I have no answer.

Even then, we actually know 4 males captures (M102 - 200 kg, M105 - 272+ kg, M126 - 272+ kg & "Bange Bhale" - 204 kg) , which only two are included in the table of the document of 1983 (M102 and M105). So if we belive in the estimation of Waveriders, probably only 3-4 males were captured in Nepal and adding the other two reported after the document was published, the number of males could be about 5-6 specimens. 

Also, as far I remember tigerluver mentioned that other two males were reported to weight 272+ kg that, apparently are not included in the table, making the sample between 7-8 males.

At the end, if they are actually "7 captures" and not "7 males", and if we included the other two males captured latter, we got an average figure of 227 kg "empty belly", using the adjusted weights in this form: M102 - 184 kg, M105 - 261 kg, M126 - 260 kg & "Bange Bhale" - 204 kg. The last one was not adjusted because it was not baited, according with Mishra (2010).

@GuateGojira

My assumption was that these 26 tigers weighed, and the other 49 tigers mentioned in the other table are referring to different years. The 26 tigers represent one study period, and the other 49 tigers was a different research occasion when they got scales greater then 227 kg.


The 26 tigers they refer to in the paper is the tigers they weighed WHEN they only had a max 227 kg scale. The 49 tigers mentioned is when they got the 272 kg scales.

Keep note, that the subadult tigers mentioned in Sunquist et al 1981 and Smith et al 1983 may have become adults on their second immobilization, thus they would be included as adults on their second weighing.


I would like to mention another important thing Guate

Eric Dinerstein in his book below mentions a tiger of 560 lbs from Baghmara forest. I think this is another male!

https://books.google.ca/books?id=qYGKNKp...&q&f=false Reply