The name of the handsome tiger is 'Konda', a very large and legendarily popular male tiger among tourists in a part of the Kanha nature reserve during 2000's. He was I believe, killed by a pair of his own sons in a territorial fight back in 2008.
@asianbuffalo no they are not and that doctor is a fool if he thinks that. no Bengal tiger ever nearly weight 1000 lbs but more than one Siberian has.
I think you'd like to add "in captivity". No Siberian wild tigers have been found to date that's bigger than the largest bengal tigers. A poached tiger skin of 42.m long has been found that belonged to a Kanha tiger in 2002. Also, scratch mark of Bengal tigers on trees at 2.7m high from ground level has also been found in Kanha NP(when tigers stand up on the hind legs to scratch on trees). And I haven't made mentions of the BIGGEST OF BENGAL TIGERS, those gigantic males from Kaziranga...
And no, Mel Sunquist is not a fool, but an authority who spent all his life researching tigers. He radio-collared a 270 kg Nepal male tiger 1975, among others. He saw camera-trapped photos of Kaziranga tigers and realized that they're bigger than any of those he'd seen throughout India/Nepal.Well, to be honest, both the Bengal and Siberian belong to the mainland subspecies based on genetic ID in recent years, they're not 2 separate subspeices. What that implies is given favorable conditions...
they both can and WILL grow to tremendous proportions period. No doubt! In the wild, siberian tigers live in low-prey-density areas, so they have to hunt harder, and therefore, don't surpass the Bengal in weight. They're however, a bit taller and, with their long tails, a bit longer than the Bengal tigers. That's their adaptation to their snowy environment, but they don't weigh heavier. Both can reach and even surpass 360-370kg in the wild though.
@asianbuffalo Have you checked a crop of recent dominant wild tigers such as Waghdoh male, Shashi, Naak kata etc appeared on media? Most seem to be scarily massive and enourmous. Do u think some of'em outsize notable 600~700 lbers recoreded in books?
@jagroar8309 Thx for asking! Yeah, I id take a look at those massive male tigers. Waghdoh is freakin' huge, the largest I've seen from Central India, although he's not as muscular as the Bamera male. Just look how enormous hw is next to his tgress. Bamera male looks more massive and solid than his father B2. I believe Bamera is 320+kg AT LEAST, and Waghdoh is probably 350-360 kg. Central and Southern Indian tigers are underrated. What people don't realize is that despite poaching pressure...
, habittat and prey&loss, low population/genetic diversity, these beasts from central/southern India still grow to magnificient figures in their time. Konda of Kanha for ex, was a giant male 10'3'' long and 1.5 times the size of other Kanha males in his time. I believe Konda was 350+kg. After all, regardless of the reions, they're all bengal tigers. Given favorable conditions, tigers from the North/south/central provinces will ALL grow huge. That's why Kaziranga tigers are so large...
Looking at their pics, I believe some of the Kazi tigers may reach 400kg or more in bw,as they live in high-prey-density area. I've read about a dead tiger in there that 12 people couldn't lift together. After all, with low prey density in Panna, it still managed to produce 2 muscular 315+kg, madla&Hairyfoot, so no wonder Kazi is plentiful of giants. Khali, another big time in Corbett NP, is said to be 1.5 times the size of other males around. Huge males appear everywhere in India.
@asianbuffalo In felids larger species are proportionally more 'stoutly' built than smaller ones and the trait might be exaggerated in the largest tigers which possess the most extreme adaptations to big game hunting(long canines, inferred high bite forces, shorter more robust distal limbs etc). Massive Shashi and some other current larger individuals seem to be the pinnacle of these physical attributes, somehow much more so than big captive cousins,
@jagroar8309 Absolutely right, adaptation=evolution.Tigers living in the most difficult terrain/hunting the biggest,most powerful of preys develop extreme physics.Kaziranga tigers which live and hunt big games iin dense elephant grass are prime examples of adaptation to living conditions,as are the Delta lions that grow huge due to hunting buffalos exclusively and charging at them thru water.Looking at enormous tigers like Bamera makes ones feel like throwing thousands of gaur into Bandhavgarh..
and see how large they could potentially become. In fact, I believe the biggest of the current Bengal tigers have already surpassed their ancient record-holding predecessor. Take the Sauraha male, 140cm chest girth,80cm neck girth, 310cm total length, and bottomed a 272kg scale easily. Another Nepal male, 75cm neck, 127cm chest girth, 292cm length, weighed 200 kg, a difference of at least 272 kg. Madla has a 90cm neck girth, and proportionally big muscular chest, so one could easily assume...
a 152-160cm chest. Thus, Madla can easily weigh 320-330kg, or even more.Take B2, he's said to be 302kg.His son Bamera dwarfs him with his massive muscular figures, Bamera is easily as big as Madla.And Konda of Kanha is 11'3'' long, said to be 1 foot longer than B2,& is definitely like Bamera in built; so he easily has 60-80kg on B2. Konda's length is 20cm longer than the 857lbs tiger killed in 1967.Looking at his massive build, and compare him to Sheer Khan, a 850lbs fat captive tigers...
leads me to speculate that Konda, under the same conditions as the 857lbs huge male(i.e. full belly), would very possibly, make it to 390-400 kg;he's a titan. Huge tigers have been found in Kanha(skin 4.2m long, scratch mark 2.7m off the ground on trees). In fact, that lions of 270-280kg have been found in the last few decades only substantiates the fact that 365-400kg tigers do exist in the wild. Some Kazi tigers are likely 400kg and then some,there's a pic of one that looks like s small rhino.
Panna's Madhla & Hairyfoot were just randomly spotted out of very very few remaining tigers there and featured in a documentary just several years before Panna tigers went completely extinct. And both showed impressive sizes. Bamera male & some other dominant representatives from nature reserves of more favorable conditions, not to mention Assam specimens do look larger and more heavily constituted(almost like scaled up version of super robust pantanal jaguars) than big Madhla.
If you'd like to read more about them, "Tiger in the snow" is a very good book on Siberian tigers, so are "tiger moon", the deer and the tiger, and "wild cats of the world" on Bengal and all tigers. I have them all, great stuffs. I wish I had more though.
no lion would dare mess with this dude.lol
Youngdrizzle90 1 week ago
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Dont start this.. Just enjoy these both animals while we still can.
Junde801 3 days ago
@Junde801 (sure)*it was just a statement*'
not at a competitive point of view
Youngdrizzle90 15 hours ago
absolutely spectacular animal, we must save these precious cats!
annespics4u 1 week ago
his paws look wider than those tyre tracks
MyBuntysharma 2 weeks ago
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again, magnificent tiger... and the narrator sounds gay...
whitespideralex 1 month ago
magnificent tiger... and the narrator sounds gay...
whitespideralex 2 months ago
Just by looking at this incredible tiger, It's looks a powerhouse and the head is almost like a jaguar's
MRKAMPAC 2 months ago 3
1:07 respect shown through reverse gear! haha!
YokeshRulz 3 months ago
this video still awes me, man! Simply amazing and humbling!
QuentinLars 5 months ago
Such a handsome tiger. My heart melted when I saw this creature. Any idea how he died, though? I hope to god he was not poached.
CorelliTigress 5 months ago 5
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The name of the handsome tiger is 'Konda', a very large and legendarily popular male tiger among tourists in a part of the Kanha nature reserve during 2000's. He was I believe, killed by a pair of his own sons in a territorial fight back in 2008.
jagroar8309 5 months ago
great footage man. well done!
QuentinLars 5 months ago 3
i think it wud be arounf 270kg plus...thats really massive
sabertooth7777 5 months ago 4
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wow!!! lucky you ! That tiger was awesome probably around 250 kg......true king of the jungle.....
555seanjones 6 months ago
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wow!!! lucky you ! That tiger was awesome probably around 250 kg......true king of the jungle.....
555seanjones 6 months ago
wow!!! lucky you ! That tiger was awesome probably around 250 kg......true king of the jungle.....
555seanjones 6 months ago
and people say a lion would defeat this animal. wow...
chet280 6 months ago
@chet280 not all tigers are same though, bengal tigers are huge, siberians are the largest but the sumatran and thai tigers are much smaller.
shubroto81 2 months ago
@shubroto81 According to Dr. Mel Sunquist, Bengal tigers are larger than Siberian tigers.
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
@asianbuffalo according to hitler jews are inferior beings.
shubroto81 2 months ago
@shubroto81 Hahahahahahaha!!!
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
@asianbuffalo no they are not and that doctor is a fool if he thinks that. no Bengal tiger ever nearly weight 1000 lbs but more than one Siberian has.
LadySpy120 2 months ago
I think you'd like to add "in captivity". No Siberian wild tigers have been found to date that's bigger than the largest bengal tigers. A poached tiger skin of 42.m long has been found that belonged to a Kanha tiger in 2002. Also, scratch mark of Bengal tigers on trees at 2.7m high from ground level has also been found in Kanha NP(when tigers stand up on the hind legs to scratch on trees). And I haven't made mentions of the BIGGEST OF BENGAL TIGERS, those gigantic males from Kaziranga...
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
And no, Mel Sunquist is not a fool, but an authority who spent all his life researching tigers. He radio-collared a 270 kg Nepal male tiger 1975, among others. He saw camera-trapped photos of Kaziranga tigers and realized that they're bigger than any of those he'd seen throughout India/Nepal.Well, to be honest, both the Bengal and Siberian belong to the mainland subspecies based on genetic ID in recent years, they're not 2 separate subspeices. What that implies is given favorable conditions...
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
they both can and WILL grow to tremendous proportions period. No doubt! In the wild, siberian tigers live in low-prey-density areas, so they have to hunt harder, and therefore, don't surpass the Bengal in weight. They're however, a bit taller and, with their long tails, a bit longer than the Bengal tigers. That's their adaptation to their snowy environment, but they don't weigh heavier. Both can reach and even surpass 360-370kg in the wild though.
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
@asianbuffalo Have you checked a crop of recent dominant wild tigers such as Waghdoh male, Shashi, Naak kata etc appeared on media? Most seem to be scarily massive and enourmous. Do u think some of'em outsize notable 600~700 lbers recoreded in books?
jagroar8309 2 months ago
@jagroar8309 Thx for asking! Yeah, I id take a look at those massive male tigers. Waghdoh is freakin' huge, the largest I've seen from Central India, although he's not as muscular as the Bamera male. Just look how enormous hw is next to his tgress. Bamera male looks more massive and solid than his father B2. I believe Bamera is 320+kg AT LEAST, and Waghdoh is probably 350-360 kg. Central and Southern Indian tigers are underrated. What people don't realize is that despite poaching pressure...
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
, habittat and prey&loss, low population/genetic diversity, these beasts from central/southern India still grow to magnificient figures in their time. Konda of Kanha for ex, was a giant male 10'3'' long and 1.5 times the size of other Kanha males in his time. I believe Konda was 350+kg. After all, regardless of the reions, they're all bengal tigers. Given favorable conditions, tigers from the North/south/central provinces will ALL grow huge. That's why Kaziranga tigers are so large...
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
Looking at their pics, I believe some of the Kazi tigers may reach 400kg or more in bw,as they live in high-prey-density area. I've read about a dead tiger in there that 12 people couldn't lift together. After all, with low prey density in Panna, it still managed to produce 2 muscular 315+kg, madla&Hairyfoot, so no wonder Kazi is plentiful of giants. Khali, another big time in Corbett NP, is said to be 1.5 times the size of other males around. Huge males appear everywhere in India.
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
@asianbuffalo In felids larger species are proportionally more 'stoutly' built than smaller ones and the trait might be exaggerated in the largest tigers which possess the most extreme adaptations to big game hunting(long canines, inferred high bite forces, shorter more robust distal limbs etc). Massive Shashi and some other current larger individuals seem to be the pinnacle of these physical attributes, somehow much more so than big captive cousins,
jagroar8309 2 months ago
@asianbuffalo and should be in the similar league as recorded tigers of the past regarding size. I think there's no reason to think otherwise.
jagroar8309 2 months ago
@jagroar8309 Absolutely right, adaptation=evolution.Tigers living in the most difficult terrain/hunting the biggest,most powerful of preys develop extreme physics.Kaziranga tigers which live and hunt big games iin dense elephant grass are prime examples of adaptation to living conditions,as are the Delta lions that grow huge due to hunting buffalos exclusively and charging at them thru water.Looking at enormous tigers like Bamera makes ones feel like throwing thousands of gaur into Bandhavgarh..
asianbuffalo 1 month ago
and see how large they could potentially become. In fact, I believe the biggest of the current Bengal tigers have already surpassed their ancient record-holding predecessor. Take the Sauraha male, 140cm chest girth,80cm neck girth, 310cm total length, and bottomed a 272kg scale easily. Another Nepal male, 75cm neck, 127cm chest girth, 292cm length, weighed 200 kg, a difference of at least 272 kg. Madla has a 90cm neck girth, and proportionally big muscular chest, so one could easily assume...
asianbuffalo 1 month ago
a 152-160cm chest. Thus, Madla can easily weigh 320-330kg, or even more.Take B2, he's said to be 302kg.His son Bamera dwarfs him with his massive muscular figures, Bamera is easily as big as Madla.And Konda of Kanha is 11'3'' long, said to be 1 foot longer than B2,& is definitely like Bamera in built; so he easily has 60-80kg on B2. Konda's length is 20cm longer than the 857lbs tiger killed in 1967.Looking at his massive build, and compare him to Sheer Khan, a 850lbs fat captive tigers...
asianbuffalo 1 month ago
leads me to speculate that Konda, under the same conditions as the 857lbs huge male(i.e. full belly), would very possibly, make it to 390-400 kg;he's a titan. Huge tigers have been found in Kanha(skin 4.2m long, scratch mark 2.7m off the ground on trees). In fact, that lions of 270-280kg have been found in the last few decades only substantiates the fact that 365-400kg tigers do exist in the wild. Some Kazi tigers are likely 400kg and then some,there's a pic of one that looks like s small rhino.
asianbuffalo 1 month ago
Panna's Madhla & Hairyfoot were just randomly spotted out of very very few remaining tigers there and featured in a documentary just several years before Panna tigers went completely extinct. And both showed impressive sizes. Bamera male & some other dominant representatives from nature reserves of more favorable conditions, not to mention Assam specimens do look larger and more heavily constituted(almost like scaled up version of super robust pantanal jaguars) than big Madhla.
jagroar8309 1 month ago
If you'd like to read more about them, "Tiger in the snow" is a very good book on Siberian tigers, so are "tiger moon", the deer and the tiger, and "wild cats of the world" on Bengal and all tigers. I have them all, great stuffs. I wish I had more though.
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
@LadySpy120 Sorry, I mean 4.2m long skin, not 42.m typo.
asianbuffalo 2 months ago
My God, what a beautiful animal. Great footage too, just the tiger walking. such power in every step. awesome tiger. --mque
moniquemonicat 6 months ago 3
what a beautiful specimen. RIP Konda
lhocus 8 months ago 5
Amazing!
dearmalika 9 months ago 3
Passenger to driver, Back it up, that thing is huge.
PantheraAtrox 11 months ago 3
Don't pet it. :D
PantheraAtrox 1 year ago 7
that bengal is huuuge
IBroLLyISePhIrOtH 1 year ago 16
biggest male tiger
GuccivsArmani 1 year ago 19