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

[peter]

HOW TALL WAS THIS TIGER?

1 - Russia

a - A scratch mark on a tree at a height of about 300 cm. Had to be a large male tiger:

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b - The wild Amur tiger who left the scratches probably was close in size to this one (first posted by Amnon). Amnon said one of the captive male Amur tigers he saw in the facility was over 300 kg. The heaviest male actually weighed in Russia, however, was 212 kg. only. This captive male probably was heavier:

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2 - India

a - A scratchtree. One of the scratches reached 10.6 (320 cm.). Must have been a very large tiger:

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b - This 440-pound captive male would not get there:

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c - Neither would this one:

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d - In order to reach 320 cm., a male tiger needs to be both long and tall. Definitely over 200 cm. in head and body length. A tiger like this one perhaps:

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Same tiger who left these prints in the sand of this road in northern India:

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