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The Terai Tiger
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 (11-27-2019, 08:16 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: Bijrani Zone - Nov/2019 I think I read somewhere that older one aged 8-10 years was the resident male of Bijrani, who got killed & replaced. Same new male might have injured this one too. 
i wonder if he got into it with samba..but damn that male's throat was almost ripped out,hard to come back from an injury like that @Roflcopters
It can’t be Sambha, Sambha is from Dhikala zone. Bijrani is ruled by this male.
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Feb/2019 @Rishi that could very well be true, he seems young and ferocious. linked to two deaths now. both males killed in a similar fashion, severe head injuries in both the fights. here is Luma, the Queen of Bijrani. she’s also the daughter of Sharmili tigress.  *This image is copyright of its original author Luma (March/2019)  *This image is copyright of its original author Luma (March/2019)  *This image is copyright of its original author here is the male tiger that rules Jhirna, he’s the biggest male in the tourism zone. bigger than Sambha and all the others.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  Anurag Prakash Dudhwa  *This image is copyright of its original author Siddharth Singh Tulli Puliya Female  *This image is copyright of its original author
The end of an era
Sambha being rescued by Corbett Tiger reserve and being sent to a Zoo. Apparently he killed two people before Corbett forest department decided to shift him to a Zoo, old age really caught up to him.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Sambha and Parwali (May/2016)  *This image is copyright of its original author Sambha and Paro (May/2016)  *This image is copyright of its original author Sambha from earlier this year in Ramganga River (Feb/2019) 
I think that all just depends on the individual, aggression isn’t linked to a specific group. generally tigers that aren’t used to human presence tend to be aggressive when confronted. every tiger reserve has their fair share of personalities, Charger of Bandhavgarh earned his name from charging at vehicles. Shivaji of Kolsa, T42 (Fateh) of Ranthambore and the list goes on. also regarding the size, they don’t have the prey base that Kaziranga or Dudhwa has to offer but they are very close in that department and quite honestly, Sathiana male, Jhirna male, Rajaji Male, KZT083, KZT023, KZT024, KZT085, Gulrighat and Scissor male. I feel like they are all pretty close.
Salman Dudhwa
Today morning male tiger sighting... HeadOn... Dudhwa Tiger Reserve...Uttar Pradesh  *This image is copyright of its original author
 *This image is copyright of its original author Gulrighat I spoke to a good friend of mine from Wildlife Institute of India recently and he told me, despite being one of the largest tiger he has ever seen. he was adamant that Kauvia Ghatia and Sathiana male were both bigger than he is, on the same note, Charger, Gulrighat, Chaltuwa male, S male and all the others are comparable. here is a few of them  *This image is copyright of its original author Kauva Ghatia  *This image is copyright of its original author Sathiana male  *This image is copyright of its original author Charger  *This image is copyright of its original author Gulrighat  *This image is copyright of its original author Chaltuwa male  *This image is copyright of its original author Chaltuwa male from this month.  *This image is copyright of its original author the 180kg female of Dudhwa, weighed by Wildlife Institute of India.  *This image is copyright of its original author same 180kg female  *This image is copyright of its original author Same 180kg female with the 340kg male, the biggest male ever weighed in recent times. Wildlife Institute of India weighed the pair.  *This image is copyright of its original author 180kg female next to the 340kg mammoth male.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author again not sure who this male is, what a beast. I also asked him how the Kanha males compared, he laughed and said he didn’t want to be a part of that discussion. then i asked if Umarpani compared to any of the males seen by him and he was adamant, all of the Dudhwa males are bigger than Umarpani by a long shot. (12-10-2019, 11:31 PM)Roflcopters Wrote:I have little doubt that these guys are in a different class, you can see it in images and videos, they are far more robust than any other Tigers in my opinion. Body frame I can't imagine being too different but body density is unmatched. I wish I could see more Kaziranga Males but from what I've seen, I still don't think even they are in these guys class. (03-06-2019, 09:45 PM)Pckts Wrote: Kshitij Saxena @Roflcopters Here is Kshitij Saxena when I asked him how Gulrighat compared to Umarpani, he has seen both. I posted my original post as well. He said "I just saw Gulrighat Male three days back and I have seen Umarpani as well. I will not comment on who is bigger (I know this debate is on for sometime now), but I can say with conviction that the argument that Kanha tigers are biggest may need to be revisited. Dudhwa/ Terai tigers are humongous and Gulrighat is not the biggest among Terai tigers. I am told by locals there that Sathiana male is bigger than Gulrighat male. My next trip will focus on Sathiana who gives sightings once in two months!!!"
I am with you on that @Pckts
the way it stands, both have similar prey option available to them. again same type of forest cover, tall grass and a perfect habitat. I feel like both groups rival each other more than any other group. personally if i had to choose, i would be in favor of Dudhwa over Kaziranga just because of that verified weight by the Wildlife Institute of India. however, i still can’t ignore the giants i have seen from Kaziranga. furthermore i think if a male from Kaziranga gets tagged, that would explain a lot of things.  *This image is copyright of its original author KZT085  *This image is copyright of its original author Unknown male  *This image is copyright of its original author KZT023  *This image is copyright of its original author KZT083  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Kaziranga male that was shifted to Manas  *This image is copyright of its original author just my two cents. |
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