Who is the "king" of tigers? - Bengal or Amur

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As far I know, only Mazák (1981) had measured the claws of the tiger. Apart from that, the only other measurements are those from Bone Clones and other molds.

http://www.boneclones.com/KO-071.html
Bone Clones specimen measure 3 1/4" (8.3 cm), but this is the measurement of the entire claw with bone, not the claw itself.

I am prety sure that Bengal and Amur tigers have the same claw length. The huge Ramsay tiger had a claw length of 3 inches (7.62 cm), probably over the curve. Sadly, it is not say which claw is this or if it is just an overall average of all claws.

Other interesting thing is that the Ramsay tiger have upper canines of 3 in (7.62 cm), taken to the gum line, as all the measurements were taken in the flesh of the animal. The circunference of the upper canines at the gum is also of 3 inches.
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