Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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(10-07-2022, 04:18 PM)GreenForest Wrote:

(10-07-2022, 05:12 AM)LonePredator Wrote: A bodylength of 208cm with one of the bulkiest frames and yet a weight of just 250kg in his prime? That's very unlikely.

We can do some simple isometric calculations with the 208cm bodylength to estimate his prime weight (I'm using bodylength because it has the best correlation with weight and also because Wagdoh's chest girth would have shrunk in old age)

The isometric calculation gives a weight of 288kg using a 190cm, 220kg Tiger as surrogate and 278kg using a 190cm, 212kg Tiger as surrogate. And even if I make the most strict calculation with a 190cm, 200kg Tiger (which should cause an underestimation), it still gives 262kg.

So logically speaking, from the body length given in this document, I don't think there's any way his prime weight could be as low as 250kg. That's just too low UNLESS THE LENGTH MENTIONED WAS TAKEN OVER THE CURVES (which is also very unlikely).

You are spot on in your estimation. There is absolutely no doubt he is 300kg specimen at his prime. A record holder tiger. His body length is 11cm longer than 261kg Sauraha male. I always said Wagdoh is a long body male, massive in bulk, measurements. Obviously some people have preconceived biased opinion that tadoba tigers are smaller, shorter than other park tiger. They can't digest this. It must be a good lesson for them.    If Wagdoh can weigh 270kg at 19 years of age, then easily add another 50kg to his prime weight. No rocket science here.

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Sauraha male was notoriously short and dense, it’s possible Wagdoh is of similar build and while Wagdoh was was longer he was most likely less in the shoulder and was less in the chest. 
There are numerous Tigers that outsize Sauraha or Wagdoh by a good margin. Whether discussing Length and/or Chest girth or both. Outside of Length/chest/height the only other factors that’ll contribute to weight are abdominal girth and limb gurth. Neck and skull are a much smaller contributor. Wagdoh was never a very large limbed cat like Raja or Uma in terms of muscle density but he did have a large abdominal region when full but it also could shrink like any other cat when empty like you see above or below

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He was a notorious cattle killer “at least later in his life” which also can contribute to being overweight.
All things considered he’s a big Tiger, no doubt and I’m not saying otherwise but he’s certainly not close to the biggest. 


In regards to Tadoba having smaller Tigers there’s no debate. This is factual, you have multiple researchers and hunters discussing this, guides who’ve seen both and modern day weights and measurements. Wagdoh is a big cat, no doubt and Tigers can get big no matter the location but it’s not with the same frequency nor the same body composition. And it’s not just the males but the females as well, Tadoba females are notoriously small, especially compared to their Sal Forest cousins. Reply