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Today, we are comparing two adult captive specimens of big cats: Panthera tigris altaica (Siberian tiger) and Panthera leo (Southern lion).
Our featured individuals are Jupiter, the Siberian tiger, and Boboo, the African lion. While "Boboo" is his written name, his actual pronunciation is "Ba-boo." We apologize for any confusion, as he is referred to as simply "Boboo" throughout the video.
What makes this comparison better is that they're both (empty bellied) which means they haven't eaten any food which would've skewed they're overall body size compared to how they actually look - i.e empty bellied.
I was able to estimate the lions height and measurement because there was a reference point (item shown in the video), however unfortunately I couldn't do the same for the tiger as there were no reference points like the lion.
Unfortunately both cats passed away due to illnesses, the tiger covid and the lion cancer R.I.P.
Typo @4:00 I meant (mane) instead of 'man', also the shaved tiger is to give you a general idea of the fur of a tiger makes their forelimbs bigger than it actually is
Too the naked eye.
Referenced studies in this video include:
HPL-10 Morphometrics
Africat Hobatere Lion Research Project (AHLRP) Update 2016
Captive Lion Growth Curve
Lion Care Manual
Onset of Puberty in African Lions
Chapters
00:00
0:05 - Intro
0:06 - Rules
0:20 - Contestants
0:32 - Gathering Weight data
3:03 - Size Comparison
4:46 - Estimating lions measurements
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