Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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(06-21-2021, 12:28 AM)Khan85 Wrote:

(06-20-2021, 11:32 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(06-20-2021, 10:13 PM)Khan85 Wrote:

(06-20-2021, 07:08 PM)woshiniya Wrote:

(06-02-2021, 07:27 PM)Khan85 Wrote: Dr. Jhala

Hi! On the average adult males weigh about 230-240 kg and adult females 130-140kg. The largest tiger I have darted was about 285 kg. I don’t have the body measurements in my mind and we are currently under a lockdown due to Covid second wave. Can send you later. Regards

Edit - My question regarding average weight was particularly for tigers of Kanha (he has darted >10 tigers there), but I am not sure if the figure is for general bengal tiger population or just Kanha tigers

I tihink that include next tigers.
Konda and Banda have been captured and put on radio collar febury and october in 2007,their weights are both over 225kg,but we don't know their weights exactly because the scale up to 225kg.

The tiger kankatta who beat Munna weight only 197kg because bad physical condition.
Bheema was weght over 225kg in 2.5 years old.
And tiger patte wala has been put on a radio collar,and he killed by Munna in 2011,but we don't know his weight.
The tiger K1 has been put on a radio collar too,and he didn't separate with K2 when they are both subadult male in 2007(the left tiger was K1,the right tiger was K2).So K2 might weght by scientists when k1 put on radio,too.K2 beat K1 in 2008 and K1 killed by other adult tiger or death in poach .
I don't know the other male tigers have been put on collar,but Jhala's figures should content those male tigers.

Yes, I saw those figures some time ago. Makes of total 7 tiger weights that we know from Kanha 

1. MV-2 son of Umarpani - 195 kg
2. Kankatta Old male - 197 kg
3. Bhima 2.5 yo subadult - 225 kg
4. Banda - 225 kg+ (exceeded the scale)
5. Konda - 225 kg+ (exceeded the scale)
6. Poochkata - 230 kg+ (broke the machine, exceeded the scale)
7. Unknown male - 285 kg 

Average - 226 kg (likely higher as some tigers exceeded the scale)

There are many unknown figures too, I hope to recontact Dr. Jhala and ask about them. Maybe he can share. 230-240 kg average really interests me, would be even better if there's a large sample with it.

When I discussed with Jhala, he mentioned a tiger weighing 280-290 kg to be the heaviest he had weighed, but that it was with full stomach. At that time he didn´t have time to check his notes to tell exact weight. I assume, that it has to be that 285 kg tiger, which you have got information. It´s very big even so, something like 250-260 kg for sure.

To me, he didn't say anything about the stomach content. But yeah, I doubt if it'd be empty. Healthy animals in natural state are rarely ever empty.

This is what he wrote, directly from his email:

" I have radio-collared several tigers and the heaviest was around 280-290 kg. But this too is due to a full belly (fully fed). "

Jhala also said, that full stomach can mean even 40 kg extra weight. I know, that there are some different kind of statements what comes to it, but it´s what he mentioned. Reply