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B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India
B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India
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B2 and Other Great Tiger Pics from India
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Sarat TalluriSanctuary Asia 13 hrs · · MORNING YAWN OF HIS MAJESTY THE USTAD OF RANTHAMBORE
Story Behind this Shot: We were depressed to the core for not sighting tiger since last 7 safaris except for a glimpse once. Started early morning and where going on a road near a water stream looking for his or her majesty. Suddenly Suman Sumant Pinnamaneni yelled that he saw something nearby and we missed. We went back again and saw a beautiful scene. His majesty USTAD basking in the morning sun on a tree trunk and besides the water stream relaxing. He was missed by experienced guide and also driver but we were lucky to have Sumant with us. Ustad was in full relaxing mood and was rolling over, yawning ....at 7 am morning. You can see for yourself how USTAD was relaxed and gave us full yawn !!! Gear Used: Canon 5D Mark III Camera + Canon 300 2.8 with Canon TC III 1.4 handheld. Exif: Aperture priority with aperture 5, evaluative metering with exposure bias of + 0.7, ISO 4000 yielded a shutter speed of 1/1600 on a backlit subject at about 7 am. Ustad, The Male Royal Bengal Tiger, Ranthambore, Rajasthan, India, March 2015.  *This image is copyright of its original author
The Ranveer Singh Gautam photography 24 mins · ·
Royal male marking his territory . Location - Tatr , 2015 Pic by - Ranveer Singh Gautam  *This image is copyright of its original author
 Quote: just back from Tadoba 4 days trip . Update
 (04-01-2015, 05:51 PM)shaileshsharadnaik Wrote: just back from Tadoba 4 days trip . UpdateThank you for this information. We appreciate information from first hand.
The Ranveer Singh Gautam photography 15 hrs ·
The Hercules of Tadoba , #Biggest Male Tiger alive in Wild India# Pic by Ranveer Singh Gautam  *This image is copyright of its original author
Wow! so Sonam is finally pregnant with Bajrang's litter.. damn! time sure flies and thanks for the update on both Katezari and Gabbar..
 *This image is copyright of its original author Raja and his kingdom, the undefeated, the undisputed and the mightiest of the males at Bandipur National Park.  *This image is copyright of its original author The King Bamera from March this season  *This image is copyright of its original author Katezari male with his little princess (daughter)  *This image is copyright of its original author my boy Leopard face aka Gabbar, according to a lot of the regulars. he's doing excellent and recovering well from his injuries  *This image is copyright of its original author Backwater cubs messing around with the Gaurs, the mother and the other cub were nearby  *This image is copyright of its original author Katezari male, according to a friend of mine who's seen M62 in Panna told me that Katezari male and the old rulers of Panna were very similar in their build and size.. interestingly, he hasn't seen Wagdoh male. who's even bigger than Katezari.  *This image is copyright of its original author Big male from Kaziranga seen from a far distance  *This image is copyright of its original author Backwater family (mother and the cubs)
Jiten HarodeSanctuary Asia Follow · 4 hrs ·
"USTAD" aka T-24 Straight in my eyes. Ranthambore March 2015. — with Rohit Sangar, Yadvendra singh, Sarosh lodhi and Sheena Franklin Harode.  *This image is copyright of its original author Sai AdikarlaSanctuary Asia April 2 · King of Kazi It was a memorable last summer and a dream come true to a witness rare sighting of a tiger in open in that park. — at Kaziranga National Park  *This image is copyright of its original author Just look at that freaking HEAD!!!!! Kazi Tigers never dissapoint.
That huge male is KZT085 from the Kohora range and he's the same male that murdered KZT023 in 2011.
(04-05-2015, 03:28 PM)'Roflcopters' Wrote: That huge male is KZT085 from the Kohora range and he's the same male that murdered KZT023 in 2011. I'll have to look up some older images of him, a wonder how hold he is? On a side note, I think its absolutely valid to say Kaziranga tigers have the largest skulls of any Tiger. I know their isn't much verified measurements but you would have to be blind to not agree. Every picture we see is the same, they all have massive skulls. People can make cases about tigers being as large as them, in other areas because that is harder to tell. There is no denying the massive heads on them. 
If they got the largest skull of all tigers, then it automatically means that they also got the largest skull of all big cats.
Remember, the largest skull for the normal Amur/Bengal is about 1 inch shorter than largest lion skull, whilst the tiger skull is proportionally broader and heavier.
Whose head looks bigger?
The captive Amur specimen with a 20 inches head (possibly a 17+ inches skull) and the Kaziranga giant.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Next to impossible as a result of the angles, Grizzly. The captive Amur tiger was 320 cm. in total length and 210 cm. in head and body ('between pegs'). At the shoulder, he stood 110 cm. and in his prime he was estimated at 280-300 kg. His head length was 50 cm., meaning the greatest total length of the skull would have been between 16-17 inches. My guess is the skull was destroyed after he died.
The head seems a bit larger in the Kazirangha tiger. If we assume he was shorter in head and body, which seems likely because the captive Amur tiger was a giant, we can conclude he had a relatively large skull. This, however, doesn't mean the skull would have been longer in absolutes. I saw more photographs of Kazirangha tigers with large skulls and concluded they are different from other Indian tigers in this respect. Kazirangha skulls not only are quite long, but also robust. The Maharajah of Cooch Behar wrote large skulls ranged between 14-15 inches a century ago. I found more evidence of skulls of this size in the JBNHS. The longest in that part of India (northeast) ranged between 15-16 inches. One male of 10.4 in total length had a 16 inches skull. A shorter, but bulkier, male had a slightly shorter, but wider skull. The longest Indian skull I know of was 16.25 inches in greatest total length. It was measured by a taxidermist. The owner, shot by the daughter of Sir J. Hewett, was 10.2 'over curves' when he was measured the next morning, meaning he would have been a few inches longer when he would have been measured directly after death. In a straight line, this tiger would have been very close to 10 feet in total length straight, possibly even a trifle over. The tiger was shot in northwest India. It was the finest Sir John Hewett saw. Although there are many rumours, I've yet to see unquestionable evidence of an Amur tiger with a 16-inch skull. I don't doubt their existence, but there's no evidence. In captive animals, it's a bit different. The longest I saw was just under 15 inches, but Christiansen wrote one captive Amur skull exceeded 350,00 mm. in condylobasal length. Based on what I saw in skulls of captive male tigers, my guess is the skull could have ranged between 390,00-405,00 mm. in greatest total length. The owner of the skull was large, but he didn't compare to the Duisburg Zoo tiger. Not even close, I'd say. There's no question lions top the table for greatest total length, but tiger skulls usually have relatively wider rostrums (Russia) and arches (India). Watch 'relatively'. In my experience, there are way more 14-inch lion skulls than 14-inch tiger skulls. The problem, as always, is sample size. There are very few skulls of wild Indian and Amur in European natural history museums. A pity, as the few wild skulls I saw were much more robust than captive skulls. The difference between wild and captive in tigers is more pronounced than in lions and it also shows in skulls. All in all, I'd say the information on big cat skulls is well below par. The reason is not enough skulls of wild tigers in European museums. 
What do you think about this tiger? Is he the same league as the Amur from Duisburg?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR31vG7VjS4 (04-06-2015, 03:28 AM)'Amnon242' Wrote: What do you think about this tiger? Is he the same league as the Amur from Duisburg? That tiger doesn't look very bulky, so i think this male Amur should be closer to the Duisburg specimen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sryimu_S8jQ |
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