Who is the "king" of tigers? - Bengal or Amur

[GrizzlyClaws]

(08-25-2022, 03:01 AM)Pckts Wrote:

(08-25-2022, 02:45 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote:

(08-24-2022, 03:06 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(08-24-2022, 07:50 AM)GrizzlyClaws Wrote: This young male Amur tiger named Wandashan No.1 was sedated in April 2021 when he was about 2 - 2.5 years old, and weighed about 225 kg.

He was hungry therefore attacked the villager nearby, therefore we can assume he was empty-bellied during the sedation.

Do you have any verification of his weight?
That would put him near the males weighed in Kanha at the same age who bottomed 225kg scales.

He was sedated and captured alive, most likely got weighed by the authority.


https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-ra...ng-2422044

Unfortunately it’s a 2nd hand source sighting officials posted on a social media sight. Can’t put much stock in that with regards to the 2-3 year old males weight. Xinhua is the same as TOI, you’d need real sources to confirm any claims.

For now, the largest Bengal is still superior to the largest Amur because those monsters from Northeast India/Kaziranga/Assam look impossible to be contested as the prey base looks overwhelmingly favorable to these guys.

However, the days of weakling Amurs seem also to be over as thing starts to get a little better for the Amur tigers, and we start to see the resurgence of the bigger and healthier specimens. Reply