Captive Lion and Tiger weights

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Bowmanville Zoo three Tigers Jonas, Robbie, and Butch email confirmation

14 year old tiger named Robbie confirmed weighing 525 lbs. This is an email I got in 2013. But they had another tiger which died in 2012, named Jonas also, 529 lb. The other Tiger named Butch which weighed 350 lb was a sub-adult.

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Tigers at the Bowmanville Zoo Bowmanville Tigers have had many starring roles. Most recently, Jonas starred in the Life of Pi. He was chosen to play ‘Richard Parker’ for the movie because he was the most reliable, well trained tiger in the world, able to work with the actor in the confined space of a life boat. Jonas had a great time on set and spent his afternoons lounging with his trainer under palm trees in the Tiawanese sunshine when not on camera!

In 2010, Jonas was kidnapped in a truck stolen while transporting him back to the zoo. The search for him made international headlines. Fortunately he was recovered home safely. Find out more here. Robbie, a twelve year old male Bengal tiger, has been in numerous TV roles. He starred along with Billy the white tiger in the TV series ANIMPORPHS. Butch our younger three year old Siberian Tiger lives with his two young lion buddies. They are all still youngsters, but as adults he will be the biggest!


Jonas the tiger on the other hand. Another tiger they used to have is said to weigh 240 kg (529 lb)

“He was very young when we got him. About eight kilograms and he was still drinking from a bottle,” recalls Hackenberger.

By the time Jonas was full-grown and weighing in at 240 kilograms, he was “unusually” sociable for a male tiger, even a neutered one.

Dirk could lead him around on a leash.
“If you put a tiger on a leash, you need a sweet tiger. And that’s what we had . . . Tigers are generally very aggressive animals.






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