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| Sumatran Tiger v Cyprus Dwarf Elephant | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 23 2014, 04:52 PM (4,653 Views) | |
| Taipan | Feb 23 2014, 04:52 PM Post #1 |
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Sumatran Tiger - Panthera tigris sumatrae The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra and has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected at 176 to 271 mature individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 50 individuals, with a declining trend. The Sumatran tiger is the only surviving member of the Sunda Islands group of tigers that included the now extinct Bali tiger and Javan tiger. The Sumatran tiger is the smallest of the tiger subspecies as compared to the Siberian tiger which is the largest. Sumatran male tigers average 8 feet (2.438m) in length from head to tail and weigh about 265 lbs.(120.2 kg). Females average 7 feet (2.134 m) in length and weigh about 200 lbs (90.718 kg). The smaller size of the Sumatran tiger makes it easier to move quickly through the jungle. Also, their stripes are narrower than other tiger species. The tiger's patterned coloring is an adaptation for camouflage in their natural habitat, which is often tall grass. The males, especially, have a more bearded and maned appearance in which neck and cheek hair are well developed. Sumatran tigers commonly prey on larger ungulates like wild pig, Malayan Tapir, and deer, and sometimes also smaller animals such as fowl, monkeys, and fish. ![]() Cyprus Dwarf Elephant - Palaeoloxodon cypriotes The Cyprus dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes) is an extinct species of elephant related to the living Asian elephant. Cyprus Dwarf Elephants were part of the prehistoric group of elephants who lived on islands during the Pleistocene epoch. Some other related species of elephants during this time were the genera Mammuthus, Elephas, and Stegodon; the genus Mammuthus includes the Woolly Mammoth, the genus Elephas includes the modern elephants, and the genus Stegodon includes offsets of genus Mammuthus. Believed to be descended from the straight-tusked elephant, this much smaller species inhabited Cyprus and some other Mediterranean islands after the Messinian salinity crisis, during the Late Pleistocene. Its estimated body weight was only some 200 kilogrammes, a weight reduction of 98% from its ancestors which weighed about 10 tonnes. The molars are less reduced in scale, being some 40% of the size of the mainland straight-tusked elephants. The factors responsible for the dwarfing of island mammals are thought to include the reduction in food availability, predation and competition. The Cyprus dwarf elephant roamed the world at least until 11,000 BC. Remains of the first Cyprus Dwarf Elephant were discovered and documented by Dorothea Bate in 1902. She found the fossilized bones of the elephant in a cave in the Kyrenia hills of Cyprus. The species is also known under a synonym as Elephas cypriotes bate, which commemorates the paleontologist Dorothea Bate. (Sorry - can't find a picture!)
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| Hatzegopteryx | Feb 24 2014, 04:45 AM Post #46 |
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Unicellular Organism
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Yeah, there are also life restorations. |
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| Molosser | Feb 24 2014, 03:57 PM Post #47 |
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Ursids, Canids, and amphycionids
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Ok u guys convinced me, i'm gonna agree that this elephant is built just like its ancestor. But still I'll vote 55% tiger at least. U see on nat geo wild there's a program called hunter hunted. They talked about a 160 kgs Sumatran tiger attacking villagers! 120 kgs is like the avg weight. This elephant was no more than 200 kgs. Once the tiger is more than 140 it becomes to large for the elephant and I vote tiger 70% at least. Anyway putting an avg tiger vs a large elephant isn't fair. |
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| Deleted User | Feb 25 2014, 03:39 PM Post #48 |
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tiger 7/10 because i do not think the elephant have enough size advantage to make it 50/50 and elephant have no experience dealing with such large predator (a important reason for island dwarfism) |
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| Molosser | Feb 25 2014, 05:21 PM Post #49 |
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exactly what i think. any tiger above 130 kg will have the upper hand 70% of the time. |
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| Deleted User | Mar 23 2014, 10:37 AM Post #50 |
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Well if the tiger is really capable of reaching 160kg then I think it whould be a mismatch |
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| Superpredator | Mar 23 2014, 10:50 AM Post #51 |
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Apex Predator
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Tiger IMO, because of killing experience & weaponry. |
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| 1.0reef | Mar 23 2014, 01:03 PM Post #52 |
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Heterotrophic Organism
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Based on the pictures I found online they seemed quite similar![]() Cretan Dwarf Elephant skeleton Wiki |
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| Deleted User | Mar 24 2014, 03:15 PM Post #53 |
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Perhaps a leopard or snow leopard whould be a better matchup |
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