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Metman07
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Message 46 of 91 (314715)
05-23-2006 6:41 PM
Reply to: Message 45 by ikabod
04-20-2006 3:28 AM


There have been accounts of both kinds of cat winning in captivity. These have included various varieties of tiger against mostly African lions. Also there have been battles between different sexes of the two. You can find several of these on the internet. Most of the videos I saw had the tiger winning.
The average male Bengal tiger is approximately 75lbs heavier than the average male lion. Of course for cats this big 75lbs isn't all that big a difference. Siberian tigers on the other hand are MUCH bigger.
Surprisingly the Caspian tiger was reported to be a very good fighter. Though smaller than both the Bengal and the Siberian tiger, it was very ferocious. Also it had a stocky build and abnormally large claws.

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safari111
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Message 47 of 91 (359468)
10-28-2006 10:25 AM
Reply to: Message 15 by extremophile
05-06-2004 12:12 AM


this might be of some interest to some of you
korea has the world's the one and only safari of tigers and lions(about 40 altogether i think). right now the enclosure's boss is 4 year old siberian tiger named "round of 16"(it was born in 02, same year korea hosted world cup, and we desperately wanted our team to make round of 16).
16(i'll refer to him 16 from now on) became the boss last year, and it's the biggest of them all(i think). he has massive head and front jaws and he dethroned 2 former lion kings(brothers from a royal family in the safari), Techno and Id.
as far as i know, he didn't have a single competitive fight since he entered safari, all the fights he were in were completely one sided.
to make a long story short, majority of times lions have been the boss not because they're better fighters, but because they unite while tigers falter in battles. lion, the fighter, tiger, the hunter theory doesn't hold true, and i honestly believe it was made up by some extreme pro-lion person. if anything, it is tigers who are better at both. but as i have witnessed them over and over again, the outcome is decided by which individual in a fight is stronger, faster, and heavier.
if any of you are interested in the history of the safari and some interesting facts and battles between inter-species, i'll write some more.

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macaroniandcheese 
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Message 48 of 91 (359706)
10-29-2006 7:07 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by kjsimons
12-01-2003 2:22 PM


eh. lions are scavengers.

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Apolo 
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Message 49 of 91 (369978)
12-15-2006 4:31 PM


Lion vs Tiger Reply
Okay, no offense, but some of the comments made earlier were mostly based on bias of the animal, not true fact. First let us get something straight. When we say 'Tiger' we are talking Siberian or Bengal. Any other of the small subspecies are no match for the African lion. and when we say Lion, let us refer to the African Lion because the Asian Lion is smaller and not as good of a fighter. Okay, one of the latter statments was,
" Plus that big-old mane would probably fool the tiger into thinking the lion was bigger, so it might just back down " This, - im sorry - is not true. In ancient Roman times Tiger and Lions were pitted against eachother quite often. It has been documented that Tigers are the animals that attack first most of the time. The large mane of the Lion, doesnt scare the Tiger away beacause some of the shorter ans smaller Bengal Tigers are still the same size. And all Siberian Tigers are much larger. The mane acts as a force of protection against the Tiger. Since both species attack at the neck, the Mane helps protect the Lions neck.
Another comment was what if a Tiger runs into a group of Lions. Well, what if a lion ran into a group of Tigers? Lets stick to one on one.
The Bengal Tiger, is the quickest of the Tigers or Lions when it comes to fighting. The Siberian is the biggest. The Lion is the best protected.
Read this document and sea what I meen.
http://www.geocities.com/kinesisksweden/ig4b.jpg

  
Apolo 
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Message 50 of 91 (370177)
12-16-2006 10:12 AM


Lion vs Tiger - Reply
First, if you’re going to revert back to ancient Roman Pit Fights, let me get something straight. In this type of fight, the Lion would be a Lion that the Romans imported from Africa, and the Tiger would be a Bengal. Romans believed the Amur Tiger was too large, and that it would die from the heat in the large coliseums. From the link you used, you can tell it was created in Word so... The Bengals were the first of the two animals to attack frequently. This was because the Tiger was a solitary animal, and not used to other large cats in its territory. Back then, there were less humans and more land for the Tigers. The mane acted as a shield, it protected the Tiger from biting the Lion's throat and neck. But because the Lion would normally weigh about an average of 50 pounds more that the Bengal, so the Bengal would go for the throat, where the lion was more protected. This creates for a longer fight, since the Lion hits slower.

  
Selfish RNA
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Message 51 of 91 (373889)
01-03-2007 1:37 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by kirsten
11-30-2003 10:55 AM


i mistook this for an NFL vs CFL post season game. apologies

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breeblebrax
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Message 52 of 91 (543239)
01-16-2010 2:32 PM


Just a side point
Since Tigers are lone hunters and Lions hunt in packs, the adult tiger VS adult lion, from the wild, would have an experience advantage. All other things being equal, Tiger would have it.
Chuck
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Big_Al35
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Message 53 of 91 (571744)
08-02-2010 6:42 AM


Tigers generally beat lions as they have bigger teeth and claws. However, genetically, these creatures are almost identical. They can mate and produce offspring. So it wouldn't surprise me if the odd lion could beat the odd tiger.
However, bears are more interesting. Bears are easily the most dangerous and ferocious of the predators. Tigers have been known to beat them though! It's rare for a bear to beat a lion or a tiger as bears typically run off as they are easily scared. Bears can easily scare tigers and lions away from a kill however.
Put them in a ring though and the bear wins everytime. History proves this.

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Wounded King
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Message 54 of 91 (571745)
08-02-2010 7:03 AM
Reply to: Message 53 by Big_Al35
08-02-2010 6:42 AM


Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
However, genetically, these creatures are almost identical. They can mate and produce offspring. So it wouldn't surprise me if the odd lion could beat the odd tiger.
The fact that they can mate doesn't necessarily make them almost identical genetically, in fact amongst the Pantherine cats they are one of the more distantly related pairs. I also don't really see the relevance of that to the occassional reversal of fortune you might see in a face off, that seem to me much more likely to be an issue of variability within populations rather than anything to do with relatedness.
I can see how a rabbit, which is considerably less similar genetically, might always lose in a fight but mostly it seems that the genetics are totally irrelevant to your point that Tigers would usually win but not always.
TTFN,
WK

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Big_Al35
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Message 55 of 91 (571746)
08-02-2010 7:19 AM
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08-02-2010 7:03 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
I also don't really see the relevance of that to the occassional reversal of fortune you might see in a face off, that seem to me much more likely to be an issue of variability within populations rather than anything to do with relatedness
I never mentioned any relevance. I simply stated that it wouldn't surprise me if the odd lion could beat the odd tiger.
If you could suggest a pantherine cat that is more related to the tiger than a lion I would be intrigued to know.

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Wounded King
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Message 56 of 91 (571748)
08-02-2010 7:59 AM
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08-02-2010 7:19 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
If you could suggest a pantherine cat that is more related to the tiger than a lion I would be intrigued to know.
The snow leopard. Conversely the leopard and the jaguar are both more closely related to the lion (Johnson et al., 2006 (PDF); Davis et al., 2010).
TTFN,
WK

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Big_Al35
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Message 57 of 91 (571759)
08-02-2010 9:02 AM
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08-02-2010 7:59 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
The snow leopard. Conversely the leopard and the jaguar are both more closely related to the lion
Apparently so...and yet even the experts have difficulty telling lions and tigers skulls apart...whereas leopards and jaguars skulls are more easy to distinguish. Also lions and tigers can breed, often with fertile offspring. Leopards and tigers can also breed but lead to more still born or infertile offspring.
I should point out that the experts are still confused about relatedness between the cat species and their best estimates indicate a common ancestor for tigers and lions going back 3.5 - 4.0 million years ago. Very surprising that it takes 4 million years of evolution in a predatory mammal to simply change the fur coat, gain a few pounds and lengthen the teeth and claws a tiny bit.
Humans on the other hand have an evolutionary distance of 15 million years to our nearest relatives the great apes. A much bigger evolutionary step I think you would agree.

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Huntard
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Message 58 of 91 (571760)
08-02-2010 9:07 AM
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08-02-2010 9:02 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
Big_Al35 writes:
Apparently so...and yet even the experts have difficulty telling lions and tigers skulls apart.
Interesting. Got any documentation on this?
Also lions and tigers can breed, often with fertile offspring.
I haven't heard of a fertile Liger or Tigon. Any documentation on that as well?
Very surprising that it takes 4 million years of evolution in a predatory mammal to simply change the fur coat, gain a few pounds and lengthen the teeth and claws a tiny bit.
Why?
Humans on the other hand have an evolutionary distance of 15 million years to our nearest relatives the great apes. A much bigger evolutionary step I think you would agree.
I wouldn't. But notice that it took more than 3 times as long.

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Message 59 of 91 (571761)
08-02-2010 9:13 AM
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08-02-2010 9:02 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
Big_Al35 writes:
Very surprising that it takes 4 million years of evolution in a predatory mammal to simply change the fur coat, gain a few pounds and lengthen the teeth and claws a tiny bit.
Don't forget character. Lions are the only truly social cat, and the lionesses hunt in teams. Tigers are famously solitary once fully adult. You don't get a pride of tigers!

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bluegenes
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Message 60 of 91 (571762)
08-02-2010 9:15 AM
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08-02-2010 9:07 AM


Re: Genetic compatibility is not relevant.
Huntard writes:
I haven't heard of a fertile Liger or Tigon.
The females can be fertile, and at least one has reproduced with a tiger (from memory, but I'm pretty sure).

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