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| Asian Lionesses (2 or 3) v Bengal Tiger | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 23 2018, 09:40 PM (615 Views) | |
| Taipan | Mar 23 2018, 09:40 PM Post #1 |
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Asian Lionesses (2 or 3) - Panthera leo persica The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), also known as the Indian lion, is a lion subspecies that exists as a single isolated population in India's Gujarat State. It is listed as Endangered by IUCN based on the small population size. The lion population has steadily increased in Gir Forest National Park, more than doubling from a low of 180 individuals in 1974 to a level of 411 individuals consisting of 97 adult males, 162 adult females, 75 sub-adults, and 77 cubs as of April 2010. The Asiatic lion was first described by the Austrian zoologist Meyer under the trinomen Felis leo persicus. It is one of the five big cats found in India, apart from Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. It formerly occurred in Persia, Mesopotamia, Baluchistan, from Sind in the west to Bengal in the east, and from Rampur and Rohilkund in the north to Nerbudda in the south. It differs from the African lion by less inflated auditory bullae, a larger tail tuft and a less developed mane. The most striking morphological character, which is always seen in Asiatic lions, but rarely in African lions, is a longitudinal fold of skin running along its belly. Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than African lions. Adult females weigh 110 to 120 kg (240 to 260 lb). ![]() Bengal Tiger - Panthera tigris tigris The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a tiger subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent that in 2010 has been classified as endangered by IUCN. The total population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend, and none of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger's range is large enough to support an effective population size of 250 adult individuals. The Bengal tiger is the most numerous tiger subspecies with populations estimated at 1,520–1,909 in India, 440 in Bangladesh, 124–229 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan. Bengal is traditionally fixed as the typical locality for the binomial Panthera tigris, to which the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the Bengal tiger in 1929 under the trinomial Panthera tigris tigris.[Bengal Tigers are fully grown at 2-3 years of age. Male reach weights of 200-230 kilograms and up to three metres in length. The females are 130-170 kilograms and up to 2.5 meters long. They have stripes all over their body. Their stripes are like fingerprints. No two are the same. The stripes are not only in the tigers fur, but are a pigmentation of the skin. They have a white spot on the back of their ears,whick looks like eyes. ![]()
We kind have got that covered with this : Lion v Lioness (pride of 2 or 3). How about this! |
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| Lightning | Mar 23 2018, 11:02 PM Post #2 |
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The tiger can beat 2 lionesses imo. He could attack and injure 1, putting her out of the fight, and leaving the other one to fend for herself. When the tiger is attacking 1 lioness, the other lioness will attack the tiger but I don't think she will be able to inflict enough damage to put the tiger out of the fight. Hence, the tiger defeats 2 lionesses but loses to 3.
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| Taipan | Mar 24 2018, 10:27 PM Post #3 |
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Lions generally dont kill lionesses in fights, as they would prefer to breed with them - although there are accounts of male lions doing so. Lion/lioness social dynamics would not apply here however. Normal situation, I believe the Lionesses would see the Tiger off. |
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| Lightning | Mar 24 2018, 10:36 PM Post #4 |
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Indeed. But in a fight to the death, I'd give a male bengal tiger a slight edge over 2 asian lionesses. 3 lionesses, on the other hand, would win. |
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| ScottishWildcat | Mar 25 2018, 03:04 AM Post #5 |
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I'd favour a tiger over a lion, but two lionesses are enough to make it 50/50, three is just excessive |
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| Lightning | Mar 25 2018, 03:25 AM Post #6 |
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Asian lionesses are smaller than African lionesses. Asian lionesses are around 115 kg whereas African lionesses are around 140kg. |
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| ScottishWildcat | Mar 25 2018, 06:45 AM Post #7 |
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In that case 2vs1 is probably more around 60/40 to the tiger, but I still think three near-sied well-coordinated similar fighters would be too much. 75/25 to the lionesses? |
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| Lightning | Mar 25 2018, 06:49 AM Post #8 |
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Yes, something like that . |
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| Hydrus | Mar 28 2018, 11:51 AM Post #9 |
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Same as 2 lionesses vs male lion. Asian lionesses are still too large and formidible to say a tiger can just focus one and not worry about the other. They will inflict fatal wounds. 2 is enough, 3 is a mismatch. |
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| Lightning | Mar 29 2018, 06:43 AM Post #10 |
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When big cats fight each other in intraspecific conflict, they don't end up dead in minutes. A male tiger is durable enough to take some hits from an Asiatic lioness (which is barely over half his weight) while he is killing/injuring the other one. Or he could fight both of them at the same time and still likely win. Edited by Lightning, Mar 29 2018, 06:48 AM.
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