Records:
Two
tigers shot in Kumaon and near Oude at the end of the 19th century allegedly
measured more than 12 ft. But at the time, sportsmen had not yet adopted a
standard system of measurement; some would measure between pegs while others would round the curves.
In
the beginning of the 20th century, a male Bengal tiger was shot in central
India with a head and body length of 221 cm between pegs, a chest girth of
150 cm a shoulder height of 109 cm and a tail length of 81 cm
(32 in), which was perhaps bitten off by a rival male. This specimen could
not be weighed, but it was calculated to weigh no less than 272 kg
A heavy male weighing 570 lb
(260 kg) was shot in northern India in the 1930s. However, the heaviest
known tiger was a huge male killed in 1967 that weighed 388.7 kg
(857 lb) and measured 322 cm (127 in) in total length between
pegs, and 338 cm (133 in) over curves. This specimen is on exhibition
in the Mammals Hall of the Smithsonian Institution.In 1980 and 1984,
scientists captured and tagged two male tigers in Chitwan National Park that
weighed more than 270 kg
Body weight:
Bengal
tigers may weigh up to 325 kg and reach a head and body length of
320 cm .Several scientists indicated that adult male Bengal tigers from
Nepal, Bhutan, and Assam, Uttarakhand and West Bengal in northern India consistently attain more than 227 kg of
body weight. Seven adult males captured in Chitwan National Park in the early 1970s had an
average weight of 235 kg ranging
from 200 to 261 kg , and that of the females was 140 kg ranging from 116 to 164 kg . Males from
northern India are nearly as large as Siberian tigers with a greatest length of
skull of 332 to 376 mm .
Three
males captured in Nagarahole
National Park in
India had a head and body length which ranged from 189 to 204 cm , with a
tail length of 100 to 107 cm , while a single female measured 161 cm ,
with a tail length of 87 cm . Adult male Bengal tigers in Nagarahole
National Park ranged from 230 to 260 kg in weight. An adult male tiger named
"T-03" that was killed by a large male gaur, weighed 257 kg .
Another male, "T-04" who was estimated to be between 3 and 4 years
old weighed 250 kg and had a head and body length of 290 cm .
"T-01" was an old male that weighed 231 kg . A collared male weighed
240 kg despite the fact that both his canine teeth were broken. The
tigresses in the area were equally massive. One female, named "Sundari"
weighed 150 kg . Another female, named "T-02", had a head and
body length of 250 cm and weighed
177 kg .
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