Raja the Tiger less than 500 lbs?

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(05-28-2015, 06:49 AM)'faess' Wrote: The person who claimed is a doctor who is a very well respected  authority on Tigers. I still find it strange that he  estimated it to be 200 kg. I will try to email him and his team tonight about the citation . Raja isn't big compared to the Northern giants, but he doesn't look 200 kg either. I'd say around  500 lbs. Reminds me of that 164 kg Lion that was posted in yuku years back

 

The lion was weighed and verified btw, it was 146kg not 164kg and here is the link once again.
"After weighing Young Tom at a hefty 146 kg (321 pounds), Ingela fixed him with a GPS collar and waited for him to wake from the anesthesia."
http://www.panthera.org/node/3388

Raja is absolutely big compared to any "giant",
S. Indian Tigers are almost as Large as N. Indian tigers that have been weighed, eye witnesses of Raja have already stated him as being as large or larger than many other tigers from other areas. He's a hulk, you can see it in video, photo and eye witness accounts. I would definitely estimate him in the 250kg range.

Edit: Nice initiative going to the source, unless a tiger is actually captured, there is no way for them to know a weight. And Raja has never needed to be sedated or captured, thank god.



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