Biggest Kaziranga tiger?

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As far I know, there are no skull measurements directly from Kaziranga. However, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar measured two skulls from the Assam region and both of them measured 15 1/2 inches (394 mm) in greatest length. The largest skull recorded from Cooch Behar was of 15 3/4 inches (400 mm) in greatest length (Cooch Behar, 1908). Sadly, the Maharaja only measured 8 skulls, but there are other reports of longer skulls, although always in the Terai region. Hawkins (1954) reported a huge skull of 16 inches (406 mm) in greatest length, wich represent about the maximum recorded in India and Russia. This suggest that in fact, the tigers from the entire Terai area reach the largest body measurements (using skulls as surrogates).


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