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

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

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08-19-2014, 08:03 PM ( This post was last modified: 08-19-2014, 08:04 PM by GuateGojira )

Sincerely, I don't know if the 220-230 kg is an empty belly estimate, although it is possible. Still, I think that adjusting tigers by 30 kg is rater exaggerated, unless than those particularly large males have gorged, which seems unlikely. Nepalese tigers, at least, seems to eat less than that, with a top figure of c.19 kg, based in baits and wild kills, which is more reliable than only estimate at "sight" the stomach content. Still, it is a good possibility, but most be proved and Dr Chundawat don't answer emails. Besides, Madly bottomed the scale, so how much is "tiger" and how much is "food" is problematic in this case. I still use the figure of 250 kg from Dr Chundawat, as it was confirmed by him, this avoid any confusion.

About the male M-91, that was the first dominant male of Panna, a large resident that kept all other males away until his death. This is the "dead king" mentioned in the documentary "Tigers in the Emerald forest".
 
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