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

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( This post was last modified: 11-11-2014, 04:28 AM by Roflcopters )

Quote:Now that we know corbett has a large amount of elephants same with kaziranga, but kaziranga also has rhino, gaur and water buffalo. So all may contribute to the exceptional mass of the Kaziranga tiger, but the other thing that I really think makes a large difference is the terrain. Kaziranga has huge grass, wet plains and rough terrain that will all contribut to a larger cat that needs more power to take down this large prey all the while doing in a terrain that is extremely taxing on their body. Moving 250kg plus through high glass and 2' depth of water is going to take a lot of power. Like watching that massive kaziranga tiger run through the marsh to capture that cattle. You could just see the amount of power needed to move that fast, same with the tigress charging the FD on elephant grass through the tall grass. Both quite impressive displays of power.

I agree completely, from my personal observation. I think Kaziranga is almost close to being a tiger heaven because of the terrain alone. Tall Grass, Plenty of prey and large number of water bodies is the reason why these Kaziranga males flourish in the rich habitat. 


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Tall grass all around


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look at the background, excellent ambush opportunity for tigers to take advantage of and they do it efficiently.


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Dense jungle in the background


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the amount of damage these tigers can inflict behind the tall grass, one can only imagine.. 


Also, I think the Myth of Kaziranga having Gaur is just a myth because so far I haven't seen any and i looked at the numbers from 2002 and on-wards (Gaur population was supposedly 30 and I think they are probably extinct Locally)

 
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RE: ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - TIGERS (Panthera tigris) - Roflcopters - 11-11-2014, 04:18 AM
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