Amur Tigers

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As a bear enthusiast yourself, have you ever wondered why literally ALL the Russian biologists, zoologists, researchers, naturalists, local hunters etc ....call the Amur tiger the 'King, owner, master, ruler & lord of the Ussuri taiga??  Why do biologists and various experts not give this title to the Ussuri brown bear??  Even Dale Miquelle and Seryodkin called the tiger, the "King of the taiga". Why?  I'm interested in your take.

Firstly thanks for posting these articles. I have been thinking about this for a while: my belief, the tiger is the strongest full time predator in its area. Just as the cave lion is the strongest full time predator in its area. The Ussuri brown bear is not a full time hunter and biologist in my opinion generally call a full time predator as an apex predator. Lions and the atlas bears also used to coexist in the past yet the former is known as king of the beast even though the latter is larger and stronger. The golden eagle is also called an apex predator among the avian family yet it gets robbed by a larger Eurasian black vulture.

Full time carnivores are also considered the predator even if its prey item is 1.1% to 2.2% in its diet. I am also interested in your take.

John Valliant does mention that tigers prey on bears and did mention that an Amur tiger's sense of superiority and dominance over his realm is absolute, however, the only force a male tiger will submit too will be a stronger tiger and large brown bear (referring to a male): 

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 I will be waiting for your follow up info :). Reply