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[Apollo]

(12-17-2018, 01:52 AM)peter Wrote:

(12-17-2018, 12:41 AM)Apollo Wrote: Tiger mating in zone 6 at Ranthambore

After watching a few videos in which tigers from central parts of India feature, Ranthambore tigers, and males in particular, immediately catch the attention. The reason is they're different from tigers in central and northeastern parts of India.

Stripes narrow, shortish, quite dark and limited in number. Skull not as rounded and massive as in many male tigers in central and northeastern India. They also seem to be a bit longer and taller and not as massive. Even large and heavy males seldom seem as robust as large males in central parts of India.   

I have a few pictures taken in the early decades of the last century. Back then, a similar model seemed to dominate. In size, they could compare to tigers in northern India, but they seem a bit less robust. Could be a result of adaption to a different and less productive climate. In some ways, they remind me of Kalahari lions.  

Could you repost both videos (Ranthambore and China) in the tiger thread? I want to do a few posts on regional variation. Tigers in Ranthambore, like those in northeastern China, seem a bit different from the main population.

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