Large male tigers from India (Videos Only)

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(11-12-2015, 06:33 AM)Pantherinae Wrote:

(11-12-2015, 06:16 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote: Hairyfoot was estimated to be around 270 kg, and 280-300 kg for Wagdoh.

But they were not weighed, so Madla is still the largest confirmed Central Indian tiger.

an estimate is an estimate and that's hard to be accurate, I would have though Jai was much heavier and T-24 to be lighter then he was. 
personally I don't think Wagdoh is 280 kg and not even close to 300 kg, I could be right and I could be wrong, but the thing is no tigers are weighed over 260 kg (empty) and I see an tendency to throw out massive estimates (not this forum, but others and photographers etc) for tigers. I'm not saying it's impossible, and there are huge tigers out there for sure, I'm sure there are tigers heavier than 260 kg and also lions over 250 kg, but I also know these are few individuals.

We are still a bit skeptical on if Jai, Gabbar and Choti Tara were actually weighed, Copters has come across the email that he estimates tigers in that exact range and since its been a very minimal response on said topic, its a bit fishy. At least with Ustad we have an image of his measuring occurring and better clarification. Dr. Habib has been very discrete with answering follow up questions on scales involved, capacity or any measurements, just one word answers and thats it. So, take those for what they are worth.

Madla and the other tigers could of easily been over 260kg empty.
These scales are bottomed out at 272kg and 227kg
We don't know how much food they had, if they are full and how much they weigh over 272kg. Same with the old hunting records, so obviously 260kg is not issue for tigers to reach on an empty stomach, but obviously its rare, Like seeing a 7ft tall man. Reply