Amur Tigers

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Is a fact that modern Amur tigers are much lighter than older specimens, but these new records suggest that step by step, the northern tigers are recovering they past glory. Conservation of the habitat and the prey base are fundamental to save any tiger population.

The figure of 250 kg do apply to the Amur tigers, although not for the modern ones (for the moment). Old records produced reliable records of up to 254 kg (Slaght et al., 2005). So, it is safe to say that 250 kg was a very reachable figure in the old days. In modern times, a figure of 220 kg seems to be the highest plausible.

The Bengal male tiger Madla was in fact, larger than the Sauraha male from Nepal. Madla had larger neck girth and longer canines (sadly no other measurements are known), and although its body mass seems smaller (estimated at 250 kg, adjusted for stomach content), it is very possible that they were of the same body mass (260 kg), or slightly more in the case of Madla.
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