Tigers of North-Eastern India

[Pckts]

(04-27-2016, 08:39 PM)parvez Wrote:

(04-27-2016, 08:13 PM)Pckts Wrote: Doesn't kaziranga have more elephant grass and water compared to other places in Assam?
Perhaps @Shardul or @vijay rajay could help?

Yes, ofcourse it has more elephant grass and water. Tiger size does not vary with that. Because a single tiger in kaziranga nearly has same habitat and quantity of prey compared to single tiger of other national parks, because it has highest density of tigers in the world. And that is enough to say that they are of same size IMO. Elephant grass necessarily does not make herbivores and in turn carnivores huge. Any kind of thick vegetation is enough for herbivores to grow big. And all assam reserves have it in plenty.

Elephant grass and water would both possibly contribute to size increase, trekking through rough terrain and wading through water could both contribute to a larger cat. On top of the fact that Kaziranga is the only place on earth to still house Rhino, Elephant, Gaur and Water buffalo, could all contribute to larger sizes compared to others.

The rich grass and water is shown to support the largest mammals in India and all in one place, I see no reason why they wouldn't house the largest tigers in assam as well.

So you have the highest density of Tigers (only the strongest and largest will survive) with the most vegetation and water (hard trekking and much food for the largest herbivores in India) will all contribute to what I think will be one of the largest Tiger populations in the world.

You see the same scenario in Ngorongoro Crater (year round buffalo herds and nutrient rich year round vegetation) as well as the Okovango Delta (watery terrain and tough Trekking)  with Lions. Both populations are argued as the largest Lion species in the world as well. Reply