ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[peter]

'The superficial layer of the MUSCULUS MASSETER and the well-developed process of the maxilla in the tiger Panthera tigris', Sasaki M. et al, in"Mammal Study 25, pp. 27-34 (2000)

This study, in a way, can be seen as complementary to the study discussed in post 1086 in that it offers insight in the skull structure, tendons and muscles of big cats. It also shows in which respects they differ from small cats.   

One of the 2 tigers used for the study was a captive, 14-year old, male Sumatran tiger with a greatest total skull length of 320 mm. A pity they didn't include skulls of wild Sumatran tigers in order to be able to describe the differences between wild and captive big cats, but interesting: 

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mammalstudy/25/1/25_1_27/_pdf Reply