Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

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The table in the original document of 1983 says "7 males", but Waveriders suggested that probably that is the number of captures, not the specimens. I asked this to Dr Sunquist and Dr Smith, but for the moment I have no answer.

Even then, we actually know 4 males captures (M102 - 200 kg, M105 - 272+ kg, M126 - 272+ kg & "Bange Bhale" - 204 kg) , which only two are included in the table of the document of 1983 (M102 and M105). So if we belive in the estimation of Waveriders, probably only 3-4 males were captured in Nepal and adding the other two reported after the document was published, the number of males could be about 5-6 specimens. 

Also, as far I remember tigerluver mentioned that other two males were reported to weight 272+ kg that, apparently are not included in the table, making the sample between 7-8 males.

At the end, if they are actually "7 captures" and not "7 males", and if we included the other two males captured latter, we got an average figure of 227 kg "empty belly", using the adjusted weights in this form: M102 - 184 kg, M105 - 261 kg, M126 - 260 kg & "Bange Bhale" - 204 kg. The last one was not adjusted because it was not baited, according with Mishra (2010). Reply