Big cat and Bear tale

[Pckts]

(03-11-2020, 11:45 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(03-11-2020, 11:30 PM)Pckts Wrote: Matkasur isn't a large Tiger but he's significantly larger than that Bear. A side note, I'd still say Matkasur is in the 200kg range, assuming he's similar to his dad but with a bulkier frame. 
But I saw a Male Sloth Bear in Taboba that was massive, Sloth Bear size is underestimated IMO.

Huge sloth bears were found in the past, so I see no reason to see big bears in these days.

Yes, the tiger looks massive although shorter. Maybe the double the size of the female bear or a little more. Even then, a bigger (and more decided) tiger will make a shorter work, even for such a defensive female.

It could be an individual basis, Waghdoh in Tadoba is a known Sloth Bear killer while Matkasur seemed have trouble delivering the death blow to the Sloth bear.
But who knows for sure, it's not like the Sloth Bear didn't suffer quite a few injuries and to my knowledge neither she nor her nearly full grown cub were seen again after that incident.
But that can also have to do with the rarity of seeing a sloth bear in comparison to a tiger. Reply