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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jul 14, 2022 19:23:01 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Sept 26, 2022 13:48:58 GMT -5
/\ Actually the Bengal tigers are more numerous than the Indochinese tigers, therefore the tigers in India might be the best representation. Just as the Eurasian brown bears are the best representation of the brown bears. If we were to breed all tiger subspecies into a single tiger species with no variation to classify as subspecies, and there were no barriers separating them, then the outcome could neither be the same as the existing largest nor the existing smallest subspecies. I believe that the Indo-Chinese tigers, which might possibly be extinct now, fits perfectly.
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Post by brobear on Sept 26, 2022 13:50:05 GMT -5
Here is another Asiatic lion and European brown bear comparison...
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Post by brobear on Sept 27, 2022 5:05:39 GMT -5
This would place the typical male tiger at 160 kg ( 352.74 pounds - or 353 pounds ) and the typical brown bear at 250 kg or 551.16 pounds. The difference is roughly 198 pounds, rounded off to 200 pounds. Actually, even though the cheetah chases down his prey, he must stalk up close to his intended prey because, unlike a wolf or a wild dog, he can only run for a short period of time. Therefore, the cheetah is also an ambush predator.
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Post by yz on Sept 27, 2022 7:39:23 GMT -5
This would place the typical male tiger at 160 kg ( 352.74 pounds - or 353 pounds ) and the typical brown bear at 250 kg or 551.16 pounds. The difference is roughly 198 pounds, rounded off to 200 pounds. Actually, even though the cheetah chases down his prey, he must stalk up close to his intended prey because, unlike a wolf or a wild dog, he can only run for a short period of time. Therefore, the cheetah is also an ambush predator. It's still considered cursorial since it has relatively very elongated limbs and it's proportionally slender in comparison to ambush Pantherines.
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Post by brobear on Sept 27, 2022 9:35:14 GMT -5
Actually, even though the cheetah chases down his prey, he must stalk up close to his intended prey because, unlike a wolf or a wild dog, he can only run for a short period of time. Therefore, the cheetah is also an ambush predator. It's still considered cursorial since it has relatively very elongated limbs and it's proportionally slender in comparison to ambush Pantherines. Agreed; actually both. The cheetah is built to run, despite the fact that he is short-winded as cats, like all ambush predators, have no need for the stamina of a wolf. Built to run is an understatement, as he is the fasted animal alive on four paws. But, he still must exercise the skills of an ambush predator to stalk up close enough to make his high-speed chase as short as possible. We can honestly say that the cheetah is a cursorial ambush predator - classified as cursorial. *Edit and add: If the cheetah were a true cursorial predator, like the wolf, then these cats would have excellent stamina, like the wolf. Bear: ambulatory: adapted to walking. (Merriam Webster). However, I strayed off topic here. You posted this for the weights- much appreciated. Tiger (160 kg) or 352.74 pounds - rounded off to: 353 pounds. Brown bear (250 kg) or 551.16 pounds - rounded off to: 551 pounds.
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Post by brobear on Jan 30, 2023 9:21:20 GMT -5
So, in conclusion, we have learned that the typical brown bear, as a species, Ursus arctos, would weigh roughly 551 pounds while the typical tiger, Panthera tigris would weigh roughly 353 pounds. These weights, of course, for the full-grown males in their prime. The size ratio between the typical brown bear and typical tiger seems to correspond perfectly with the Ussuri brown bear compared with the Amur tiger. _______________________________________________________________________________ Pictured (by 'Taker)... One of the classics; now in full frontal view! Siberian Tiger - Ussuri Brown Bear (max. shoulder heights; the difference is roughly the same as at average heights). Also roughly the same as a typical tiger and brown bear.
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