Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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I joined SCI and now have access to their Record Books.

I'll post records of each Big Cats species I can find.

*Date Taken, Location, With which Hunting Program, gun used, Skull Score*

1. 01/1967 India, Uttar Pradesh Giri Raj Singh R 25 6/16" 
2. 01/1962 India, Rajistan Dhram Chandra R 25 4/16" 
3. 01/1966 India, Madhya Pradesh Giri Raj Singh R 25 4/16" 
4. 01/1966 India, Uttar Pradesh Dhram Chandra R 24 9/16" 
5. 09/1967 India R 23 12/16" 
6. 01/1966 India, central Ajai Kumar / Allwyn Cooper R 23 9/16" 
7. 01/1969 India R 23 8/16"
8. 01/1967 India, Madhya Pradesh Udai Bhan Singh R 23" 
9. 01/1969 India, Uttar Pradesh Giri Raj Singh R 22 15/16"
10. 01/1970 India, Madhya Pradesh Udai Bhan Singh R 22 13/16"
11. 12/1968 India, Uttar Pradesh Giri Raj Singh / Indian Shikars R 22 10/16" 
12. 01/1964 India R 22 8/16"
13. 01/1966 India R 22 4/16" 
14. 02/1970 India, Tezpur Imam / Wild Sports of India R 22 2/16" 
15. 04/1970 India Giri Raj Singh R 21 10/16" 14 14
16. 04/1964 India, Salmara Nawab M. Asaf Ali R 20 11/16" 
17. 03/1969 India, Uttar Pradesh Giri Raj Singh R 20 7/16"
18. 11/1959 India, Andhra Pradesh N. F. Mohammed Kahn R 20 3/16" 
19. 04/1969 India, Madhya Pradesh Manoo Chopda / Allwyn Cooper R 19 6/16"
20. 01/1964 India R 19 5/16" 

DESCRIPTION (male) Length, including tail, 8'10" to 10'2" (269-310 cm). Weight 400-575 pounds (181-261 kg). The female is about one foot shorter and weighs 220-350 pounds (100-159 kg).

A large, long-bodied, long-legged tiger. Except for the cheek ruff, the coat is uniformly short and glossy. General color is rich orange or rufous-fawn, typically with 18-20 black stripes-often doubled-from shoulder to root of tail.

DISTRIBUTION Formerly from the Indus River valley in Pakistan to the Irrawaddy River valley in western Myanmar (Burma). Extinct in Pakistan by 1906, but still found in most of the rest of its geographical range; however, its actual distribution within this range is substantially lessened.

STATUS The 1993 census estimates a total of 4,500 Bengal tigers, with about 3,750 in India, 250 in Nepal, and the rest in Bhutan, Bangladesh, and western Myanmar (Burma).

Sumatran Tiger

Only 4 Available
1. 09/1970 Indonesia, Padang Betua Alam Shah R 22 4/16" 1 1
2. 07/1992 Indonesia U 22"
3. 11/1993 Indonesia U 20"
4. 04/1968 Indonesia, Palambang Barat Dollah R 19 3/16" 2 2

DESCRIPTION The smallest surviving tiger. (male) Length, including tail, up to about 7'10" (2.4 m). Weight 220-310 pounds (100-140 kg). Females are shorter and weigh 165-240 pounds (75-109 kg).

Much smaller than the Bengal tiger, with the stripes closer together, sometimes degenerating into rows of small spots. The cheek hair is long, and there is usually a short neck mane. The white of the belly is limited to a narrow striped area, and the light color encircling the eyes is smaller than in mainland races. The forelegs have striking black markings on their inner and hind parts. The skull is said to be typically flatter.

DISTRIBUTION Only on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, where it is found mainly in the north and in the mountains of the southwest.

TAXONOMIC NOTES DNA studies in 1998 indicate that the Sumatran tiger may be a separate species from other tigers. Joel Cracraft, of the American Museum of Natural History, believes it probably became isolated from other tigers between 6,000 and 12,000 years ago, allowing it to evolve differently.

STATUS Until recently, openly hunted as vermin by local residents, with skins marketed in Singapore. Wild populations have declined from about 1,000 in the 1970s to 500-600 at present, with another 235 in captive breeding programs. Reply