Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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(09-08-2016, 11:41 AM)Blackleopard Wrote: But that video kind of proves what I'm wondering, when you actually step on the scales, no exaggeration, will the tiger really weigh as much as a lion of similar size and fed the same.  In this case it wasn't even close. My guess is they would of tried to match a decent size tiger against it in the weigh off.  So is the tigers body actually lighter?  And I'd bet that tigers forearms were still thicker than the male lion.  But its likely a few inches on the arms doesn't impact overall weight that much as opposed to the whole frame and body being thicker.

In this case, that lion is the largest and heaviest lion in Europe. He's a freak of a lion or big cat for that matter.
Also note, tigers are just as large in the chest and neck, the only area where they "seem" to be thinner is there hind section. But since they are longer in body with a more rounded spine and vertical stripes, all of those factors come into play. Even the way their bodies look when gorged is different, view a tiger and lion from above and they are the same girth (more or less) but from directly behind they don't seem that way.  

If you want to see, go ahead and compare lions and tigers of equal weights, you'll see just how close they are in most measurements. Reply