The Terai Tiger

[Ashutosh]

@Pckts, @Roflcopters, A few months ago on this thread itself, I told you that when I went on a safari through Dudhwa, the guide and the driver were adamant that the biggest tiger is Kauva Ghatia male. They showed me his picture on the phone and I was just so taken away by the sheer intimidation through the phone (I have only seen tigers in Bandipur and Kabini).

Kaziranga definitely has giants and the insane competition for prey, food and space will ensure those dominant genes pass down. The terai tigers on the other hand need all their landscape to be interconnected. I have no doubt that the tigers from Nepal are just as big as some of the big boys at Corbett and Dudhwa.

As for the male that weighs 340 kilos, is that on full belly? Whatever his weight, he dwarfs that female! Reply