Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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Estimating Umarpani based off MB2 and the Sauraha Male M105

MB2
MB2 was confirmed to be 195kg
Nose to Base of the tail 205cm
Tail Length 92cm
Shoulder Height 125cm
Age 2.4 years old

They follow the "over the curves protocol"


Sauraha Male

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If we were to deduct 10-15cm for the Over the curves method and compare them via Straight line which is what is said to have been the measuring method for M105 you would get two very closely matched Tigers, shoulder height for MB2 is very tall so it fair to say that MB2 could actually be the taller tiger and not quite as long in HBL. Obviously the Sauraha male is much more bulky than MB2 but I doubt that he is any more bulky than Umarpani and we know from the videos that Umarpani is larger in every way than MB2 so with the information we have at hand, an estimate for Umarpani of 280kg is certainly fair IMO. Reply