Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Pckts]

(10-06-2022, 11:20 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: @Pckts, Waghdoh lived till 19. In human terms, that is close to 100 years! A person that old has lost considerable amount of height and width. In fact, after age 70 in humans, that rate of loss accelerates by upto a factor of 3. 

I don’t know how specifically big cats age and at what rate do their height and width shrink (of course varies upon individuals), but surely there is some loss there too. And, in case of Waghdoh that loss would be more pronounced considering how long he lived. 

And, compare the chest girth of Prime Waghdoh to the one near the end, the difference is quite stark. He was renowned for his thickness. That’s where the baseless claims about him being the biggest tiger came from. Just for reference sake, look at his son Shiva, who himself at 12 years old is really thick. Shiva looks a bit longer and taller than his father, but, Waghdoh in his prime was definitely heftier of the two.

@GuateGojira, he was 19 years old when he died not 13-15. He was one of the oldest surviving tigers that we knew about and unlike Machli, he wasn’t propped up artificially with live bait.

It’s not apples to apples. A cat and a human are very different and on top of that Wagdoh is a wild animal, he was still in good enough condition to hunt as well as having recently fed. Humans are kept alive by
By modern medicine which is why our lifespan directly coincides with modern medical improvements. Without these advances a humans lifespan would go back to what it was which is why their lifespans are shorter in poorer countries even today.
When a human “shrinks” their spine curves due to their muscles no longer able to accommodate their bipedal nature. Tigers do not deteriorate in the same way nor does any 4 legged creature. 
Lastly no single human ages the same, like with big cats it’s genetics. Some 60 year old men still look healthy and robust while others look frail and weak. Age obviously plays a role, but how much of a roll is unknown especially on an individual level.




Next is understanding how measurements are taken. Chest girth is taken behind the forearm so it has more to do with the rib cage and the skeletal muscle/fat that attach to it which is far less pronounced than what you see in the limbs. There’s no doubt his limbs and neck would certainly suffer more significant girth loss in comparison. Length and height will not suffer the same, infact generally speaking a big cat is at its longest and tallest around the age of 8-10 which is much closer to death than say a 4/5 year old cat which is also considered to be an adult.
So when comparing to the cats I’ve posted which have no ages represented, it’s fairly reasonable to put him in their same category. Even if you were to add a few cms of girth or length, he’d still fit in with them and certainly not be in Branders Tigers range. But Wagdoh was a heavy Tiger, more bulky/fatter than most so it’s very possible he holds more weight than another Tiger of similar proportions but in terms of frame he’s just another good sized Tiger. Not to mention if he was measured over the curves than it’d really throw a wrench in the weight.

And finally, throwing all speculation aside and going off the actual measurements and body condition listed, there really is no way that’s a 270kg cat. Reply