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

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"Der Tiger....war so groß, dass einer von uns Hilfe holen musste, damit wir das Tier aus dem Wald schaffen konnten. Als die Helfer kamen, waren wir insgesamt neun starke Männer. Wir schnitten den Körper des toten Tigers in Stücke und jeder von uns trug eine Ladung von etwa 30-40 kg, so das ich nicht zögere zu sagen. dass das Gewicht des Tigers sicher nicht weniger als 300 kg betrug"

I marked the parts, which sound relevant to me. They had to call for help to carry the tiger out of the wood, because he was so huge. They were nine strong men, after the help arrived. After they cut the body into nine parts, each of them carried one part of about 30-40 kg. Further, he states that he doesn't hesitates to state, that the tiger was for sure not less than 300 kg.

There is no closer description in the scan, if the pieces were weighed (afterwards) or estimated, but in this context, it sounds more like an estimation, because he says "about 30-40 kg". But i think it's possible, that they weighed the pieces afterwards. Maybe peter has more information about that. Reply