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Bengal Tiger v Gaur
Topic Started: Feb 11 2012, 07:29 PM (15,023 Views)
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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.

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Gaur - Bos gaurus
The gaur (Bos gaurus), also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The gaur has a high convex ridge on the forehead between the horns, which bends forward, causing a deep hollow in the profile of the upper part of the head. There is a prominent ridge on the back. The ears are very large; the tail only just reaches the hocks, and in old bulls the hair becomes very thin on the back. In colour, the adult male gaur is dark brown, approaching black in very old individuals; the upper part of the head, from above the eyes to the nape of the neck, is, however, ashy gray, or occasionally dirty white; the muzzle is pale coloured, and the lower part of the legs are pure white or tan. The cows and young bulls are paler, and in some instances have a rufous tinge, which is most marked in individuals inhabiting dry and open districts. The gaur is an extremely large mammal. It has a head-and-body length of 250 to 330 cm (8.2 to 10.8 ft) with a 70 to 105 cm (28 to 41 in) long tail, and is 165 to 220 cm (5.41 to 7.2 ft) high at the shoulder. The average weight is 650 to 1,000 kg (1,400 to 2,200 lb), with an occasional large bull weighing up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Males are about one-fourth larger and heavier than females.

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Gregoire
Feb 10 2012, 07:15 PM
Gaur vs Tiger
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yigit05
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tiger more muscular,stronger bite,paws
gaur 70/30 win big horn,siz avantage,weight,hoof
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Jinfengopteryx
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I stated my opinion already the "Grappling dilemma" therad. I only see the Tiger winning by ambush.
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yigit05
Sep 16 2012, 12:38 AM
tiger more muscular,stronger bite,paws
gaur 70/30 win big horn,siz avantage,weight,hoof
How is the tiger stronger? Maybe at party, but not in whole terms.
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Verdugo
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This is like a Polar bear vs walrus fight. Tiger can kill gaur, but it very rare and tiger only has few percent of successful hunting even with an ambush. This is clearly a mismatch, right ?
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FireCrown
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Gaurs can be known to gore tigers
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GrizzlyBear
Jun 27 2012, 08:29 PM
The tiger cannot defeat a full grown healthy bull gaur in a face to face confrontation, even by ambush I doubt a lone tiger could defeat one.
It has happened before. There's no logic in denying something that's been proven.

That being said, Gaur would win 6/10 in face to face confrontation, Tiger would win 6/10 in an ambush. I believe people overestimate the advantage stealth gives.
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Verdugo
Sep 16 2012, 03:28 AM
This is like a Polar bear vs walrus fight. Tiger can kill gaur, but it very rare and tiger only has few percent of successful hunting even with an ambush. This is clearly a mismatch, right ?
Tigers killing guar happens more often then you think:
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Some interesting info on tiger prey selection:
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Valtodo
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Tiger wins of course,no matter ambush or face to face fight.
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Valtodo
Jan 7 2013, 11:20 PM
Tiger wins of course,no matter ambush or face to face fight.
lol How can a Tiger beat something so much bigger so much that you can refer to it winning as "of course".
Edited by Superpredator, Jan 8 2013, 10:34 AM.
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Gregoire
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Now I learn towards tiger in face-to-face fight even between apex individuals. 6/10 tiger.
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Gregoire
Jan 8 2013, 05:34 PM
Now I learn towards tiger in face-to-face fight even between apex individuals. 6/10 tiger.
Erm...what?
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Mukul
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gaur too big
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yigit05
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face face gaur win ambush tiger win
gaur weight,size avantage,hoof,horn
tiger stronger bite,more muscular,aglity,paws
50/50
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Edited by Vivyx, Apr 2 2015, 03:12 AM.
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Eh.... I think the gaur’s a bit too big.
Edited by Vivyx, Apr 13 2018, 04:13 AM.
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