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

[peter]

MALE TIGER KILLED IN GUDALUR

I'm not sure about the details, but the tiger in the video apparently killed a worker at a tea estate. The video, just over a minute in length, shows the estate and the parade often seen when a tiger is shot in India. Although quite large and big-skulled (go to 1:42), the tiger seemed a bit below par for weight:  

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

Gudalur, by the way, is about 100 km. northwest of Coimbatore (in Tamil Nadu).


EPAIVA

Although details are lacking, the tiger in the first video (referring to post 1,208) could have been the largest. It was a very long and heavy animal. The male in the second video almost compared. Tigers in that part of India often are longer and taller than in other parts of India. They're also more robust than they appear.

The tiger below, accused of killing an unknown number of people, was shot in Corbett (Kumaon, Uttakaranth) some years ago. He was long, very tall and most probably well over 500 pounds:

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