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Tigers of Central India

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This seemed to be a fight between T 29 and T 30 to win over queen T 31. But, there was apparently no serious fight, rather this was just a display of aggression. The queen looks amused when this duo walks away shoulder to shoulder after such an interaction.

June 2017

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(06-24-2017, 12:53 AM)Apollo Wrote: I request @tigerluver and @Pckts  to use these images and estimate the size difference between these two cats.
Since you both are really good in estimating the size differences between two cats based on images.
Kindly put aside the opinions of other photographers and do your calculations solely based on the images available.

I would like to see we all put an end to this with a proper conclusion.



I prefer to use these images since they are both facing one another and there is no outside factors like terrain height, angle or distance to interfere.

I'll break them down one by one and give my opinion

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a better shot here

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Here Uma looks to be the longer/taller cat due to standing more upright, skull size looks to favor Uma here



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Here KF looks to be the taller/longer cat due to Uma leaning off to the side


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Here Uma is beginning to come down making KF the taller cat, skull size looks very close but I still give the edge to Uma IMO.


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IMO this is the most interesting photo, both are coming down, both are massive and there is no way you can determine which is the larger cat here.

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Here they look like two evenly matched tigers

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No reason to show this image other than to show KF's "thin rear end" Wink


So overall my opinion is this
KF and Uma are very close in size and body dimensions, KF does have a larger stomach, maybe he is full maybe it's just his body type but their chest girth looks very similar.
I'd say Uma probably has the larger skull and more dense musculature while KF probably has the weight advantage, I heard both where not especially tall tigers compared to Bheema, but I also heard Bheema was the same height as Munna who's the same height as Sangam who's the same height as Bheema.. So go figure.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents, that's all.
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I would have to look hard to find the tall part about Munna and honestly i just don't see it. Bheema, I can clearly see it. no doubt about it and you are right, Umarpani and Kf were indeed very similar in their build and Kf was probably the heavier out of the two with a larger chest girth but again. bigger tigers don't always win. Raja and Munna both have proved that over the years.
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(06-28-2017, 02:35 AM)Roflcopters Wrote: I would have to look hard to find the tall part about Munna and honestly i just don't see it. Bheema, I can clearly see it. no doubt about it and you are right, Umarpani and Kf were indeed very similar in their build and Kf was probably the heavier out of the two with a larger chest girth but again. bigger tigers don't always win. Raja and Munna both have proved that over the years.

Just to give you perspective, Munna is the same height as wagdoh as well and bheema allegedly is the same height as both but wagdoh was longer and thicker. Mutkasur is the same size as katezari, a little larger than Shivaji was apparently and both are similar to the male I saw, sangam, who's similar to Munna. I have also read bheema was tallest, so who knows. Haha
Tigers are very stocky animals, especially the way they carry their heads and their thick bodies make it even more noticeable.
All of this is based of my collection of guides I spoke with who've seen both or individually. My favorite response was from one Kanha guide and he said that all Kanha tigers were large and it's very hard to tell which is actually larger. I though that response was the most likely.
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A hulk..

Kanha 


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What a head on Uma!


another of a female, I'm not sure which one but check out the forest backround, kanha is so beautiful!

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MP-KTR- T2
Kanha Tiger Reserve, Mandla
Feb 2017

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Kanha Santosh Yadav


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This was in Kisli Zone, I'll post the video of this monster in the video section, I'm guessing it's Munna.
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The grass and the Tiger
KNP
April 2017


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Photo and information credits: Harshil Mehta
Head-on !!
As the national parks across central India close today for three months with the onset of monsoons, here's to one of the most amazing tiger season we had lately. 
T2 , Kanha National Park (June'17)

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a male from Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve


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The Captain of My Destiny
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I am The "CAT"
Munna
T-17


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Santosh Burman
Tiger of bandhavgarh

(Bhem male tiger)

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Ananya Dutta Panda


Woods of central India......the king

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Samarth Sriram


Mahavir female
Kanha
Summer' 17

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Mrityunjay Kanwar

The stare..
T-67
Kanha

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Different look of The Yuvraj T-67 (2)
KNP
April 2017 —

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The New young male of Kanha
Yuvraj (the Prince) T- 67 (1)
KNP
April 2017

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Sahil AK
Its Always a Great Feeling to make Eye Contact with One of the Biggest Predator of Jungle... T-2 KTR it is

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KTR T 65 with 4 cubs 28.06.2017 at _kanha national park

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Sanjay Shukla
Love is in the air.......

June 2017



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Jaydeep Singh Yadav
T67 (Dhamangaon Male)
June 2017
Kanha

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Yogesh Deshpande
T-2 Karai Ghati male :

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Vikram Khanna
The Hulk of Bandhavgarh.
Mahaman (T39) Male Tiger
Bandhavgarh National Park
Magadhi Zone,Umaria,Madhya Pradesh
June 2017

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Sharad Bandhavgarh
Morning safari
Khitauli zone
T.........22 bheem
10 june 2017

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Credits to Atish Chakraborty.

Kanha was more than beautiful. Beauty beyond adjectives. 

A solo trip after 4 years got amply rewarded by the almighty. Within 15 minutes of entering the park, we found the male strolling in the dusty road. He was unperturbed by our presence and made us reverse for a good 30 minutes. With none around us, this was even more special. Looking forward to see him in winter again.


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Whey they finally crossed the road...
Yuvraj T67 (Prince) (9)
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KTR MALE TIGER : KANHA NATIONAL PARK


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Chota munna aka -KTR T 29 June 2017 at_kanha national park m.p

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KTR T 8 male cub June 2017 at_kanha national park m.p

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