Maximum size of prey that a single male lion or tiger can kill

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(04-18-2020, 09:21 AM)GuateGojira Wrote: Ok, here it is, the comparative image of the Bengal tiger and the Indian gaur, with measurements "between pegs" for both species":

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The image have the largest specimens recorded, as the request was made. We can see what it looks a tiger of 221 cm in head-body and 114 cm in shoulder height, and also we can see how it looks a gaur of 291 cm in head-body and 192 cm in shoulder height (204 cm up to the hump). Please take in count that in the tiger side I only used the body mass of the mainland specimens, Sundarbans was excluded as gaurs do not live in this region.

This relation of sizes remind me this image:

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Certainly the gaur is big and massive, but is not out of the range of the Bengal tiger. In the case that the record tiger (272 kg) hunted the record gaur (1106 kg), the relation of "predator:prey" will be of 1:4, and remember that some tigresses (average of 138 kg) had been recorded killing bull gaurs, and an average one (837 kg) or even the smallest one (588 kg) may represent a relation of "predator:prey" of 1:6 and 1:4 respectivelly, still a great feat!

The Sauraha male has a 197 cm body, did you use a different Tiger?
Also which one had a 114cm shoulder height?
Is the Gaurs dimensions you used have a weight attached?
If so, was the 1106kg or a different amount?

Thanks for doing it btw. Reply