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(02-05-2015, 02:41 AM)'Apollo' Wrote: GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!

Ustaad (T24) was actually weighed. Thanks to the Biologist Dharmendra Khandal for sharing and confirming it with me.
T24 was weighed in 2009, when he was a subadult (around 3.5 years old). He weighed in at 240Kg, this was confirmed by the doctor who weighed and treated him.
The most important thing to remember here is that he was weighed when he was treated for his leg injury, Ustaad was in a bad shape and treated for 4 days. So IMO its possible that he could have weighed another 10Kg more in healthy conditions.

Through another source I got an information that T24 was estimated to weigh around 600lbs when he was sedated at present (for the stomach treatment). They darted him with this dosage, but unfortunately it didnt bring him down so more dosage was used again. So its possible for T24 to weigh in around 600lbs at present, but I dont know whether he was weighed again this time.

The funny part is T24 is not the biggest tiger in Ranthambore, infact he is not the biggest in his own family. T25 aka Dollar (his brother) is the biggest in the family and T28 aka star male is the biggest known tiger in the park.
 

 

I knew those Ranth Tigers were large. They have some great genes floating around there and the fact that Machli and her daughters are 180kg and Machli is the direct ancestor of Ustaad just goes to show that. Imagine what T72 is going to weigh when he's full grown. We may be looking at a 270kg+ monster right there.
Thanks for info Apollo. Reply