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

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(12-17-2018, 10:42 PM)peter Wrote: Ranthambore tigers belong to Panthera tigris tigris, but they seem different from tigers in northern, southern, central and northeastern India. Less stripes, shorter stripes and more black. A bit longer and taller and seemingly not as massive as in other regions in India. Even the infamous man-eater who was arrested and jailed some time ago, although well over 500 pounds in his prime, was different from the tanks occasionally seen in central and northeastern India. This although measurements suggest they could top the list for India.

Just a quick post:

1. A recent study says that Ranthambore tigers are among the largest specimens in India:

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2. Valmik Thapar found that the tigers from Ranhambore are not "native" from the area, but were introduced by the Maharajas from the Gwalior region, which is very close to the Terai and some of the largest weights of tigers came from that area. This is in the book "Exotic aliens" from 2013. I had screenshots from the entire book but I lost it, maybe someone with the book can corroborate what I am saying here. Reply