B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India

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Both male tigers I saw in the videos were large, but the Duisburg Zoo male tiger was so large he made a full-grown female look like a cub. Amur females, as can be seen in the first video, are not small by any standard. They're longer and taller than all other big cats, although Indian females and large lionesses could be similar in weight or heavier. The Duisburg Zoo females were large. And they were dwarfed.

I talked to a man who saw the Duisburg Zoo tiger. He knew about big cats and distinguished between small, average, large, extra-large and hors category. The Duisburg Zoo male tiger was hors category and then some. If you see a 250 kg. male big cat at close range, you will be astounded. If you see an even larger male in good health, you won't forget. He never forgot the Duisburg Zoo tiger. It was an immense tiger, as large as they come. The estimate (280-300 kg.), if anything, could have been a bit low. The man I referred to thought the tiger was over 300 kg. And he had seen an extra-large wild male tiger in India who bottomed a 600-pound scale. 

A 300 kg. male bear, although impressive, is not extra-ordinary. A big cat of 300 kg. in good shape is. When you see one, you won't forget. Reply