Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Pckts]

(08-31-2022, 11:07 PM)abhisingh7 Wrote:

(08-31-2022, 04:27 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(08-31-2022, 12:36 PM)Roflcopters Wrote:

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I bet the photographer had no idea that he was commenting on a tiger that was way past his prime age and around 12 years of age in that particular photo. also, that’s the old thunder male. the same male you posted about in 2018. evidently, tigers at that age will lose muscle mass. i wouldn’t take the photographer’s opinion serious there if i were you. in his prime days, this male was a force to be reckoned with and as per the sources. he was considered to be the biggest male in Dudhwa during his glory days. 

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Quote:Camera traps are very skewed depending on lots of factors.

I agree with you there, same thing i find with picture comparisons of animals. too many inconsistencies. i’ll try to do a best of Terai vs Assam based on camera traps in a few days when i get more time to dig into my old data base. 

The photographer has many different tigers from Dudhwa/Pilibhit/Corbett and is not a casual tourist but a professional like Kanwaar. 
Another shot of that male from him (thes are 3 plus years old)

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Here’s a Kaziranga male he shot

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His experience is vast (Bardiya, Pilibhit, Dudhwa, Corbett, Kaziranga, Ranthambore, Kanha, Tadoba, Kabini and Bandhavgarh) and regardless of Thunders age he still looks good there but was outsized by Kaziranga Tigers.

i will myself go to kaziranga , may be next year ,location of kaziranga is such that its tough to plan and there is hardly 1-5% chance of seeing a tiger . in ranthambhore within an hour i saw fateh aka t42 in 2014 , while in corbett i went back to back two days but didn't saw any tiger there . then i went to nainital zoo to see that bijrani zone male (caught from wild) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DT0BqQTpPX4 .......  whats the shoulder height of these tigers p111, p243 , as their height is given 1.27m and 1.28 m , is it including paw length, isn't their shoulder height is 1.10 m approx in straight line .

You’ll definitely need tons of luck in Kaziranga and a Corbett but I heard corbetts landscape is gorgeous. I got lucky to see Tigers in Kanha, Tadoba and Pench but it was never easy and certainly wasn’t a guarantee. Reply