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10-19-2017, 04:17 AM( This post was last modified: 10-19-2017, 04:23 AM by Roflcopters )
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I get what you're saying, frame wise i havent seen many tigers from Central India that could match most Northern males. however tigers like Wagdoh, Jay, Umarpani, Old Banda, Khursapar, Madla and countless others (known to tourists) are an exception to that rule. i still find Dudhwa, Rajaji and Corbett males a triffle bit longer on average. just my personal observation and from what i have heard from people and based on past records. Ranthambore tigers are also very interesting in their structure, most males when they reach full maturity tend to grow very tall at shoulders, long and robust but not robust like Central Indian males. they are certainly on a league of their own when it comes to robustness. prime Wagdoh, prime Bamera, prime old Banda, prime Konda, prime Kf, prime Umarpani and a long list of other specimens from Central India. plenty of sub adults at 2.5 years of age bulking up to extreme weights of 225kg and not just one specimen. son of BMW and baghin nala that died a few years ago weighed 225kg as a sub adult, bheema at 2.5 years weighed 225kg, Jay's two male cubs bittu and srinivasa both weighed 230kg at 2.5 years old. talk about sub adult males on steroids. little is known about South India and from what i have seen. prime and established resident males of Bandipur, Wayanad and Nagarhole are easily on par with some of the biggest males Country wide. Kaziranga, Bhutan and all sides of Terai (Nepal) are probably in a different league overall (length, height, weight) Camera trap pics of , Orang, high elevation bhutan males, kaziranga, manas, Shuklaphanta, bardia, chitwan are the real deal. Just my two cents.