When it comes to the strongest cats, most people think of the large Siberian tiger and the east African lion with a thick mane, but the protagonist of this article is neither a Siberian tiger nor an African lion, but a Bengal tiger living in Kazilanga, India, KZT085 (hereinafter referred to as 085).
Fighting tigers
Unlike the sad situation of the Siberian tiger (Siberian tiger) that can only barely continue the bloodline with the help of humans, the Bengal tiger is the world's most numerous and widely distributed tiger subspecies, and now that the Siberian tiger is endangered and greatly reduced in size, the call for the Bengal tiger to be the largest cat is increasingly loud, especially the tiger in Kazilanga National Park, which is large and fierce, and any adult male tiger pulled to other regions has the qualification to compete for the tiger king.
Kazilanga is the most densely populated of wild tiger reserves in India, with more than 16 adult tigers per 100 square kilometers, the most competitive area, and it is not uncommon for tigers to die in territorial disputes. Unlike conventional tiger habitats, which are home to large numbers of small and medium-sized prey, which are home to larger animals such as Asian rhinos, Asian elephants, Asian buffaloes and Indian white-limbed bison, Kazilanga's tigers must also have larger sizes and stronger bodies to cope with heavyweight prey and fierce competition of the same kind, which has created Kazilanga, the world's most famous giant tiger colony.
Tigers that prey on rhinos
When it comes to Kazilan plus Tiger King, KZT085 is absolutely impossible to get around, 085 is not actually weighed, so his weight is only the speculation of experts and scholars, so the statement that 085 weighs more than 300kg has not been recognized by the public, but the claim that the weight is greater than 280kg is still agreed by most scholars. 280kg tiger in most areas except Kazilanga can become an unprecedented heavyweight tiger king, but in Kazilanga, this is almost the standard of the tiger king, Kazilanga has given birth to several super tigers over 300kg, 085 can stand out from it, climb the strongest tiger throne, not by size, but by its appalling combat effectiveness.
KZT085
085's father KZT023 (hereinafter referred to as 023) and great-grandfather KZT110 were also once Kazilanga Tiger King, 023 as the Core Area Tiger King of Kazilanga before 085, is also outstanding physique, the existence of explosive combat effectiveness, people estimate that his maximum weight is also about 280kg, is one of the strongest Tiger Kings in Kazilanga region at that time.
085's father KZT023
However, it is such a tiger king who can run amok in the Kazilanga region, but in his peak in May 2011, he met his three-and-a-half-year-old son 085, at this time 085 is only a sub-adult male tiger, far less than 023. On May 7, 023's body was found, and the scalp was torn in many places, such an ending that no one had ever imagined, and in the known records, this was the first time that a tiger had killed the landlord male tiger at the age of three and a half years old, and one of the largest and strongest tiger kings in the world, 023. 085 Became famous in World War I, and thus reached the top of Kazilanga National Park, ranking among the tiger kings in the core area.
Since there was no direct video evidence that 085 killed 023, and 085 was at a disadvantage in all aspects at that time, the object of suspicion at that time shifted to several powerful male tigers nearby. But as 085 naturally took over 023's territory with injuries, the identity of the murderer also surfaced.
KZT085 in adulthood
After occupying the resource-rich core area, the abundant food source allowed 085's size to grow rapidly, and soon he became the largest Tiger King in Kazilanga, even surpassing its father 023.
KZT085 in prime
What made adult 085 famous was an incident in 17 years.
Kazilanga National Park is home to the world's largest herd of one-horned rhinos. The Indian rhino weighs 1600-2200 kg, has a head length of 3.2-3.8 meters, and has a record high of 4.2 meters; shoulder height of 1.6-1.86 meters, the highest average height of all rhinos. And in 17 years, the carcasses of a Bengal tiger and an Indian rhino were found in the Bagory Mountains, and authorities suspected the death of the rhino was caused by a fight between the two animals. Both bodies were slightly decomposed, with the tiger being a sub-adult male over two and a half years old, and the rhinoceros being an adult female. Because the body is relatively intact and the rhino horn is not lost, it was not the work of poachers. The fight between tigers and rhinos is normal in Kazilanga, but the death of both in the same event seems too abnormal, and the male tigers who died did not have the ability to kill adult rhinos in terms of size and age. The most likely is that another powerful male tiger killed the rhinoceros, and the rhino's body aroused the covetousness of a sub-adult male tiger who happened to pass through the territory, and caused a fight, and eventually, the older male tiger killed the young male tiger who broke into the territory. The owner of this territory is the most powerful Tiger King, KZT085!
Young male tiger and female rhinoceros killed by 085
Being able to hunt a rhino weighing two tons alone, and then killing a young male tiger that came to grab food, is enough to witness the terrible strength of 085, at this time, 085, both in size and strength, has reached its peak, becoming the deserved tiger king of Kazilanga.
But no one expected the decline of the king to come so quickly, after 2018, 085's physical condition declined rapidly, no longer the peak of the strong physique, after Kazilanga entered the dry season, more and more male tigers for precious water resources, squeezed into the core area, the struggle further intensified, in countless battles, 085 added a lot of scars, the throne is crumbling.
After 18 years, the size of the 085 began to shrink
In one of the battles, 085 was blinded in one eye and rarely appeared in the sight. In 2019, the body of a giant male tiger was officially found, and its size, pattern and age were highly consistent with 085, but there was a lack of further evidence to prove its true identity.
Aged 085
From the summit of 085 in 11 years to the suspected death in 19 years, 085 has been the ruler of the core Kokhla region of Kazilanga, which is the highest density of wild Bengal tigers in the world, and is huge in size and fierce in temperament, and the struggle between tigers is extremely fierce, and the fatality rate is quite high. 085 was able to rule the Kokhla region for eight years under the influence of strong enemies, and its strength was evident. The largest body, the strongest hunting ability and fighting ability, 085 as a cat combat power ceiling deserved.