Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Rishi]

Quote:Five poachers arrested, tiger skin seized


According to forest department officials, personnel from Panbari Range of Manas National Park caught the five poachers near the park this morning.

The poachers have been identified as Sanjiv Basumatary (30), Ranjan Doimary (26), Sunil Bodo (30), Badu Bodo (45) and Bonaru Bodo (24).

"The forest department also recovered a skin of a panther tiger of 117 feet length, 157 pieces of tiger bones and a hand made gun," officials said.

The officials said that the poachers have confessed of killing the tiger on April 25 inside the Park.

So, the above incident took place the day-before-yesterday & the news was shared on FB.
What struck my eye was that the measurements of the tiger-hide had been mentioned (albeit incorrectly).

Luckily Mr. Hiten Bora, who works at the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of the GoI, commented there posting the real photo (a representative image was used in the article) of the seized skin:

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I took the chance to confirm (it could have been 117inches) the true, technically over-the-curve length of the tiger. Although, the big guy is sadly gone now...

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