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

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Excellent work! Contact Tigerluver for the two missing documents, as he graduated in biology and should have access to most scientific publications. If he's out, contact Sunquist. My guess is he's willing to help out.

As to lengths. Nepal tigresses just about compare to wild Amur tigresses, but the mail of Mel Sunquist on the method used in Nepal suggests they could have been measured in a slightly different way. If anything, they could be a trifle longer.

As to weights. As a result of the reasons described in previous posts (in the tiger thread), I prefer field weights over adjusted weights. Field weights from Chitwan tigresses suggest they could be among the heaviest in wild tigresses. 

Lionesses in southwestern Africa compare in most departments, but info posted by 'The Lioness' suggests quite a few prey on domestic animals. Nepal tigresses also hunt domestic animals, but not as often as in southwestern Africa. Male lions in southwestern Africa also are large. 

The conclusion on the size of tigers in Nepal and northern India I got to, however, isn't based on recent information but on records of hunters I consider both reliable and accurate. The information from Chitwan confirms the info collected by the Corbetts a century ago, but the sample is too small. Furthermore, information on the size of Nepal tigers is contradictory at times. Reply