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

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That's right. I can't distinguish by just looking at them, especially if they are not next to each other. But I was asking with after measuring their sizes since 100 years ago.

All of biologist and people who knows big cats would say the largest, storngest, and most powerful cat today is the Tiger. I heard it too since when I was a little, but I don't have any real experience with big cats. I was always curious about this because male lion always looked bigger in photo and video from photo, TV channel, video from big cat sanctuary, Everland, and other places. I guess lion's main makes them look bigger?
I've seen captive lions a lot (even including right front of me), but they don't really look big as I hear in book and internet. They were definitely big, but not big as I expected. I've seen Shaquille O'Neal and I do have a friend who's playing in NFL lineman. I actually felt like those guys were bigger than male lions after seeing lions closely. I'v seen puma right front of me, but puma looked bigger than I expected. Maybe because wild pumas (it may have been female puma) look small in photo compared to grizzly and male wolf unlike male lions generally look big compared to other African carnivores.

Yes, it was that photo! Thanks to find other photos and the location! I thought it was trophy hunting room by Indian royals. I only saw the first and second photo from many different angles. That male lion skin is larger than 2 tiger skins, just tigers are longer due to long tails. Actually, lion skin at 5th photo above bookshelf looks bigger than any of tiger skins in the room. I've seen skulls of the Bengal tiger, Asian lion, and Indian leopard. Lion skull was the biggest. That's why I was wondering is it really true that Bengal tiger is larger than Asiatic lion, and even larger African lion.


What's your opinon peter? I know you measured many skulls, bones, and alive big cats. Which cat is the largest and most powerful? Reply