Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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Quote:no other Tiger from Tadoba has surpassed 200kg meanwhile Tigers in Kanha surpass 225kg at sub adult ages and the largest weight on record comes from Kanha as well.

bogus arguments based on the smallest sample size, Tadoba has 88 tigers within the park and about 27 or so outside by the park boundaries. so a number generated based on 3 tigers is laughable to me. do you actually believe half the things you type? 

also where is the proof of Sub-Adult Bheema weighing 225kg as a sub adult, how much food content did he have? i want actual proof and not some screenshot of Minh Ha typing a bunch of things. 

Quote:You mentioned Gabbar at 185kg and we have seen him fighting Saturn and Katezari, all three are similar sized while you have MV2 at 195kgs fighting Umarpani and he’s completely dwarfed.

how do you know the Gabbar that faced Saturn and Katezari male was 185kg tiger at that time. let me ask you this. could he have been over 200kg? or could he have been under 185kg? why are you ruling all these possibilities out? every tiger is a product of their environment when it comes to weight. they lose and gain weight all throughout their life cycle. weight fluctuations are a real thing. you mention Gabbar with a tag of 185kg as if the tiger was custom designed with a weight limit of 185kg all his adult life. please try and make sense, your logic is extremely flawed. here let me ask you this, why did Kankatta from Kanha only weigh 197kg?  

Quote:Next is Terai (Dudhwa in particular) v Kaziranga

Aside from the major difference of the amount large prey available in Kaziranga and not so in Dudhwa we have weights and measurements from Terai and Assam. Both are similar but Kaziranga is a unique habitat much like the Crater. There’s absolutely no reason any Tiger should outsize them.

both are good habitats and evidently big tigers are found in both places. Kaziranga is just overhyped with no real scientific backing. similar to how Kanha is overrated in Central India.

Quote:What Tiger habitat is better suited to produce large cats?

And last is the eye witnesses, while few, there are some with good resumes and they say the same, Kaziranga Tigers are larger than their Terai counterparts. But like all places Tigers inhabit, you’ll have overlap. It’s just the amount of big Tigers that are there.

there is no proof of anything you just mentioned, some of the renowned tiger researchers have claimed otherwise in Terai Arc’s favor over Assam. I know most tigers from Kaziranga and Dudhwa. I don’t see any visible difference between both sides. 

Quote:So in closing, Kanha is larger than Tadoba, cooler than Tadoba and has more tigers than Tadoba with better prey density. I don’t see why Tadoba would have as large of cats.

body weight is more individual based + big genes. tigers with big territories will have more access to food in general. not every tiger in Kanha has access to good amount of food and if they are not dominant in their areas. food argument doesn’t work in their favor at all. it’s not like Kanha is a wholesale food market for tigers where they just come and stuff themselves for best survival. you generalizing something based on abundance of food alone isn’t reality. jungle rules are different. the most dominant of tigers from both of these parks will usually have access to the best food options.  Reply