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Lynx - any idea what that tiger weighed?
Was it shot from elephant back during a drive?
Would love to hear more...

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No idea what this tiger weighed. It was shot from a machan or platform (sometimes a camp cot) tied up in a tree close to where the man eater had made a kill...


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"Male Bengal tigers measure 270-310 cm in total length, and the females 240-265 cm.[7] The tail of a large male is usually of 85-95 cm long. The weight of the males is normally around 220 kg (485 pounds), although those in the north of India and Nepal have an average weight of 235 kg (518 lb).[8] Females are considerably smaller, weighing about 140 kg (309 lbs) and seldom reaching more than 160 kg (353 lb).[9] Officially, the heaviest Bengal tiger with confirmed weight was a male of 258.6 kg (570 lbs) and was shot in Northern India in 1938;[10] however, the heaviest male captured by a scientist at this time is a male of 270 kg (595 lb), tagged in Nepal in 1984.[11] In the beginning of the 20 century, there was reports of big males measuring about 360 cm. in total length, however there was not scientific corroboration in the field and it’s probable that this measurements were taken over the curves of the body. [12]

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