Image: Rom-diz. So it seems that the tiger would have a physical advantage over the lion. But it turns out that we have some historical data to add to this conjecture, too. In , a reader asked the Spokesman-Review this question, and the paper, in turn, asked William Bridges, the curator of publications at the Bronx Zoo. Before the fight began, those running the bettor set the odds at 1 to 37, that the tiger would win. It did, and the Gaekwad lost 37, rupees.
And in , a tiger killed a lion with a single paw swipe in a run in at Ankara Zoo in Turkey. Tigers can jump upto 12feet just for the heck of it with their much heavier highly mind you ,highly muscular bodies with close to no body fat bodies.
Much greater fighters , atleast 2 to 3 lions are needed to take down even one deer as compared to one tiger taking on a huge water buffalo. Both of these animals are powerful and fierce carnivores. It is a well-known fact that tigers are the biggest cats in the world. Not only this, but tigers are noticeably more muscular, and better fighters.
It is actually a myth that lions are better fighters than tigers, because tigers compete with each other for territory just as much as lions fight for a pride. Tigers also have experience fighting with many animals; Bengal tigers can easily kill large crocodiles and black bears, and Siberian tigers have been known to attack and kill huge adult brown bears.
Tigers have been noticed as better fighters because they are more swift, agile, fierce, and have better eye-coordination. They have a stronger jaw force and paw-swipe. However, it is not true that tigers have longer fangs than lions. The skulls of these two cats have been compared, and usually their canines are about the same. The term "King" comes from the fact that a lion's mane looks like a crown, and the fact that they rule a pride. A lion's mane can offer it protection from bites to the neck.
This is especially helpful when facing hyenas, which have a very deadly bite. However, a tiger will not always go for the lion's neck, but instead will usually attack it's limbs, eyes, head, and face. And the difference between the two cats' lifestyles adds on to which is more intelligent: Living a solitary life results in the tiger being more cunning. The tiger also hunts larger prey than the lion. The largest prey that lions hunt is the African buffalo, a species of African cattle.
Tigers, however, are excellent at hunting gaur, which is the largest type of cattle in the world. There are also differences in the way the two animals fight. Lions tend to stand on three legs, and use one paw to fight. Tigers normally balance on their hind legs and use both front paws to fight, giving them a huge advantage. Tigers also use "trickery", keep their heads back, and use well thought-out moves when fighting, while lions are known for blindly charging.
Another important feature in how well the animals fight is the way their bodies are built. Lions are built more stiffly than tigers, and their bodies are more compact.
Lions sometimes appear more muscular in the forelimbs, but tigers simply have more fur covering their muscles, so they are harder to see. Tigers also have more flexible muscles then lions.
The lion DOES have an advantage though: courage. Lions are braver, and less likely to back down from a fight. There have been reports of tigers submitting to lions when they meet in reserves, so they can avoid injury. But if the lion refuses to leave the tiger alone, than the tiger is probably going to end up victorious. Within the Bengal tiger scientists found a most disturbing ferocity. When it comes to the decision to fight, this cat attacks violently, most often winning in any fight against a lion.
In the end, the tiger's agility and accuracy comes out on top. But not only National Geographic reporters say so. There are many polls on the internet where people can vote on who they think would win, and one can see that many more people bet on the tiger than the lion. They admitted to National Geographic that they simply preferred lions over tigers.
The YouTube "fights" that appear to show a lion winning, are not what they appear. In one, a tigress has a male lion in a death grip before the animals are broken up by a high pressure hose. Another, the "Gir Forest" fight, was a complete sham. In it, a lion appears to kill a smallish tiger or tigress, but in the extended version of this video, the tiger gets up and yawns and strolls away. This fight was supposed to be in the wild, but could not have happened because the Gir forest is over miles from tiger country.
One can find about anything on that site, and there are many videos of tigers defeating lions. If both animals are of the same age, and weight, the tiger will win nearly every time.
Tigers are superior fighters, the myth that tigers just hunt and lions fight just isn't so. A male lion may have to defend his turf maybe ten times over the course of a lifetime, but male tigers fight over turf and mates every year. With two or more males in a lion pride, their fight ratio goes down even more. When I was working with these cats, three times had we fights between them, and the tiger was winning in two, in the other, an adult male lion was chasing a two year old tiger around before we got them apart.
Lion vs. Comparison chart Differences — Similarities —. Differences in Physical characteristics Physical characteristics of lions Reaching up to kg lb , lions are the second-largest in the cat family the tiger is the largest. Tigers' physical features The majority of tigers are tawny brown in color with dark stripes and whitish. Follow Share Cite Authors.
Share this comparison: If you read this far, you should follow us: "Lion vs Tiger. Comments: Lion vs Tiger. Anonymous comments 5 April 20, , am tiger is the biggest cat — Tiger vs lion size differences might surprise you. Read on to find out more about both fantastic felines. There is a lot of overlap in size, and some tiger subspecies are smaller than some lions. An average male only weighs about kg. Among other places. There is a small population of lions in the Gir forest, India.
But the vast majority live in the African grasslands and savannas. Lions in Southern and Eastern Africa Panthera leo melanochaita are considered a separate subspecies.
Tigers have a more varied habitat, from southern Asian jungles and swamps to snow-covered Far Eastern forests. There are several different tiger subspecies, but the two best-known are the Bengal tiger and the Siberian tiger both Panthera tigris tigris. These are the ones most people have in mind when discussing tiger size.
Apologies again to the Sumatran tiger. The lion cuts an impressive figure. Males measure around 1. Average male Bengal tigers and Siberian tigers are similar in height.
Both average around 1 — 1. Lions and tigers have a similar body length and tail length. Both Bengal and Siberian tigers are slightly longer on average, with a total length of almost 3 m for males. Male lions are slightly behind with an average of about 2. Historically, the biggest tigers have also had a greater body length than the biggest lions.
There are reports of tigers measuring over 4 m ; these are likely exaggerations. A large wild Bengal tiger, now on display at the Smithsonian , was 3. Most people think tigers are much heavier than lions.
Not to mention, lions and tigers in specific areas will vary in size. It seems that the biggest tigers are usually heavier than the biggest lions. On the other hand, lions do sometimes outweigh tigers. The Southern lion Panthera leo melanochaita is the larger of the two subspecies.
Most seem to average about — kg , while large males can reach over kg. Exceptional specimens have exceeded kg. Male Northern lions average about — kg.
Until recently, the consensus was that Siberian tigers were the largest cats on earth. Yet there was still a huge range in size. Before the s, males usually weighed between — kg. The average was kg.
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