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Why don't carnivores ever prey on each other?
Topic Started: Feb 1 2012, 04:59 AM (10,428 Views)
DinosaurFan95
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Excuse me for not putting the tiger on a pedistal.
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FireEel
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Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.
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Grimace
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FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.
Where exactly did you get that figure from?
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FireEel
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Grimace
Feb 27 2015, 08:22 PM
FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.
Where exactly did you get that figure from?
Outta my ass.
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DinosaurFan95
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FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.


Proof? Facts?

FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 09:36 PM
Grimace
Feb 27 2015, 08:22 PM
FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM

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Where exactly did you get that figure from?
Outta my ass.


You just lost whatever credability you had.
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Allosaurusatrox
Feb 28 2015, 03:41 AM
FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.


Proof? Facts?

FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 09:36 PM
Grimace
Feb 27 2015, 08:22 PM

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Outta my ass.


You just lost whatever credability you had.
First of all I am a croc fanboy so if anything I'd be bias toward the croc. However it simply goes that the croc is vulnerable on land because it is out of it's element. Put both of them in the water and now the tiger is out of it's element and doesn't stand a chance.

I think that a tiger probably could ambush a large saltie on land but it would need to land a fatal bite quickly. Salties don't have many scutes on the back of their neck so the tiger proably could bite around them and land a killing bite. However, it would realize that a 15ft+ saltie is not a <9ft mugger and it would have a lot less room for error. Therefore it would probably judge the risk to not be worth it.
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bitisgabonica
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Feb 28 2015, 09:10 AM
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Feb 28 2015, 03:41 AM
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FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 09:36 PM

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You just lost whatever credability you had.
First of all I am a croc fanboy so if anything I'd be bias toward the croc. However it simply goes that the croc is vulnerable on land because it is out of it's element. Put both of them in the water and now the tiger is out of it's element and doesn't stand a chance.

I think that a tiger probably could ambush a large saltie on land but it would need to land a fatal bite quickly. Salties don't have many scutes on the back of their neck so the tiger proably could bite around them and land a killing bite. However, it would realize that a 15ft+ saltie is not a <9ft mugger and it would have a lot less room for error. Therefore it would probably judge the risk to not be worth it.
Tigers can kill salties on land but it is very rare. i think both respect each other and i like to study both of them in their naturl environment. this interaction is no yet understod.

whats the average sie and weight of muggers?
Amur
Feb 27 2015, 04:21 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 04:15 PM
Thank you for comforting my suspicions about you. :)
As long as I completed my duties in proving you wrong when you underestimated the Tiger, I'm okay with everything else m7
tigers are more underrated than overrated!. its the lions that are the most overrated!
Edited by bitisgabonica, Feb 28 2015, 05:02 PM.
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Feb 28 2015, 03:41 AM
FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.


Proof? Facts?

FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 09:36 PM
Grimace
Feb 27 2015, 08:22 PM

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Outta my ass.


You just lost whatever credability you had.
Did you not see the account that was posted earlier?
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Mar 1 2015, 10:06 AM


You just lost whatever credability you had.
Did you not see the account that was posted earlier? [/quote]

I did, but his statement that he pulled the numbers out of his butt ruined whatever credibility I might have given him.
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Mar 1 2015, 10:11 AM
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Mar 1 2015, 10:06 AM


You just lost whatever credability you had.
Did you not see the account that was posted earlier?


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I did, but his statement that he pulled the numbers out of his butt ruined whatever credibility I might have given him.


Think he was trying to make a joke over anything else.
Edited by Ceratodromeus, Mar 1 2015, 12:58 PM.
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You just lost whatever credability you had.
Did you not see the account that was posted earlier?


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I did, but his statement that he pulled the numbers out of his butt ruined whatever credibility I might have given him.


Think he was trying to make a joke over anything else.
a dirty joke. keep it clean people. B-)
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@bitisgabonica,
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whats the average sie and weight of muggers

The average 2-3 meters, with a weight of ~40-~100kg based off of what I could find.
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Feb 28 2015, 03:41 AM
FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 07:48 PM
Allosaurusatrox
Feb 27 2015, 10:30 AM
Then it couldn't, not that it wouldn't. Ok? :)
It could.

Dude, a tiger has a 1/5 chance of killing a saltie on land. But it's still a possibility.


Proof? Facts?

FireEel
Feb 27 2015, 09:36 PM
Grimace
Feb 27 2015, 08:22 PM

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Outta my ass.


You just lost whatever credability you had.
its just a guess and i dont see any possibility of statistics to predict a win-lose situation in this matchup.

its possible for a determined tiger to kill a huge saltie on land.
Ceratodromeus
Mar 1 2015, 01:54 PM
@bitisgabonica,<br />
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whats the average sie and weight of muggers
<br />The average 2-3 meters, with a weight of ~40-~100kg based off of what I could find.
scans if you have? i never thought that they would be that small
Edited by bitisgabonica, Mar 1 2015, 02:08 PM.
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