ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[peter]

THE DREAMWORLD TIGERS

Thanks Pod. The intention was to show how large a male tiger in good shape ranging between 180-200 kg. (or just over) really is compared to a human. The Duisburg Zoo male Amur tiger, at 320 cm. 'between pegs' and 280-300 kg., was just about as large as they come.

When I prepared the post on the Dreamworld tigers, I saw the video below. It was from 2010, when the male Indian tigers mentioned in your post were well past their prime. All were still in good shape and capable of things most zoo tigers wouldn't, I think: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20z2ujrixQ

The heaviest Indian female they have at the moment, according to their site, is from Poland. She's a hefty 160 kg. The Sumatran tigers, not hand-reared, are not used for shows. The females are 70 kg., whereas the male is 110 kg.  Reply