Big cat and Bear tale

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(03-11-2020, 11:26 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(03-11-2020, 08:33 AM)Rishi Wrote: How overconfidently aloof can a species be that we have half a dozen footages of tigers creeping within inches of them (Ranth youngsters all @GuateGojira).

Some adult tigers had been challenged by sloth bears and retrated too. Check the case of male tiger "Ustad" and his mate in Ranthambore and the latest video of a very aggressive female sloth bear fighting back that adult tiger in Tadoba.

By the way, it is interesting to see that when we see the size of a male Bengal tiger (Average 210 kg; 150 - 272 kg) with that of a female sloth bear (Average of 97.3 kg; range 45 - 130 kg), and when we see the video, we can see that the bear looks very large or the male tiger is small, probably no more than 180 kg at the most.

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The tiger looks fat but short and the female somewhat big but hairy. Maybe is just the perspective, who knows, I don't know the details of those two specimens.

Matkasur isn't a large Tiger but he's significantly larger than that Bear. A side note, I'd still say Matkasur is in the 200kg range, assuming he's similar to his dad but with a bulkier frame. 
But I saw a Male Sloth Bear in Taboba that was massive, Sloth Bear size is underestimated IMO. Reply