Tigers of Central India

[Pckts]

(06-24-2017, 12:53 AM)Apollo Wrote: I request @tigerluver and @Pckts  to use these images and estimate the size difference between these two cats.
Since you both are really good in estimating the size differences between two cats based on images.
Kindly put aside the opinions of other photographers and do your calculations solely based on the images available.

I would like to see we all put an end to this with a proper conclusion.

I prefer to use these images since they are both facing one another and there is no outside factors like terrain height, angle or distance to interfere.

I'll break them down one by one and give my opinion

Amit Rauniyar

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a better shot here

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Here Uma looks to be the longer/taller cat due to standing more upright, skull size looks to favor Uma here

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Here KF looks to be the taller/longer cat due to Uma leaning off to the side

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Here Uma is beginning to come down making KF the taller cat, skull size looks very close but I still give the edge to Uma IMO.

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IMO this is the most interesting photo, both are coming down, both are massive and there is no way you can determine which is the larger cat here.

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Here they look like two evenly matched tigers

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No reason to show this image other than to show KF's "thin rear end"


So overall my opinion is this
KF and Uma are very close in size and body dimensions, KF does have a larger stomach, maybe he is full maybe it's just his body type but their chest girth looks very similar.
I'd say Uma probably has the larger skull and more dense musculature while KF probably has the weight advantage, I heard both where not especially tall tigers compared to Bheema, but I also heard Bheema was the same height as Munna who's the same height as Sangam who's the same height as Bheema.. So go figure.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents, that's all. Reply