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LADAlbarran2001 — Clash of titans

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Published: 2021-05-08 18:29:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 14219; Favourites: 249; Downloads: 16
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Description Lo único que puede hacer salir de su escondite de caza y retroceder a un gigantesco tigre de casi media tonelada, es un colosal elefante de 22 toneladas.  Ilustración basada en 2 gigantes que se conocen de restos fragmentarios.
Por una parte tenemos al tigre de Ngandong: Panthera tigris soloensis, una subespecie de tigre que habitó el sureste asiático durante el Pleistoceno, conocida en base a restos fragmentarios que en su mayoría presentan una talla similar al del tigre de bengala moderno, pero un estudio hecho en 2007 por a mandíbula atribuida a un macho adulto dio como resultado un peso de 470 kilogramos, más pesado que un oso polar promedio. Este hallazgo junto con otros hechos en diversas partes del continente indican que los tigres por aquel entonces eran gigantescos, entrando entre los felinos mas grandes de todos los tiempos, compitiendo en dimensiones con Smilodon populator, Panthera atrox y el recién nombrado Machairodus lahayishupup.
Por otra parte tenemos a Palaeoloxodon namadicus, un proboscídeo descrito en base a restos parciales, cuyo tamaño iría de los 4,5 a los 5,2 metros de altura y un peso de 22 toneladas, convirtiéndolo hasta ahora en el mamífero terrestre más grande de todos los tiempos, el cual habitó las mismas épocas que estos tigres durante el Pleistoceno tardío las mismas regiones. Si bien el tamaño ayuda muchas veces a estar a salvo de los depredadores, los tigres modernos mas grandes han cazado elefantes (por lo general crías, aunque hay reportes de ataques a individuos ya muy viejos) por cuenta propia, es de esperarse que en el pasado sus ancestros hicieran lo mismo, pero casi siempre los elefantes machos adultos debido a su agresividad y tamaño se encuentran libres de depredadores. Esperemos que futuros hallazgos nos permitan conocer más sobre estos gigantescos animales del pasado, sin olvidar que hay que proteger a sus parientes modernos de la extinción por culpa de la caza y perdida del habitad.

The only thing that can make a gigantic nearly half-ton tiger out of its hunting hideout and back down is a colossal 22-ton elephant. Illustration based on 2 known giants from fragmentary remains.
On the one hand we have the Ngandong tiger: Panthera tigris soloensis, a subspecies of tiger that inhabited Southeast Asia during the Pleistocene, known based on fragmentary remains that mostly have a size similar to that of the modern Bengal tiger, but a study done in 2007 by a jaw attributed to an adult male resulted in a weight of 470 kilograms, heavier than the average polar bear. This finding along with other facts in various parts of the continent indicate that tigers at that time were gigantic, among the largest felines of all time, competing in size with Smilodon populator, Panthera atrox and the newly named Machairodus lahayishupup.
On the other hand we have Palaeoloxodon namadicus, a proboscidean described on the basis of partial remains, whose size would range from 4.5 to 5.2 meters in height and a weight of 22 tons, making it the largest land mammal in the world so far. all time, which inhabited the same times as these tigers during the late Pleistocene the same regions. Although the size often helps to be safe from predators, the largest modern tigers have hunted elephants (usually young, although there are reports of attacks on very old individuals) on their own, it is to be expected that in the past their ancestors did the same, but almost always adult male elephants due to their aggressiveness and size are free of predators. Hopefully future findings will allow us to learn more about these gigantic animals of the past, without forgetting that we must protect their modern relatives from extinction due to hunting and loss of habitat.
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TheAlternativeApe [2021-05-14 16:56:16 +0000 UTC]

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MasteroMonsters In reply to TheAlternativeApe [2021-08-30 04:49:16 +0000 UTC]

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TheAlternativeApe In reply to MasteroMonsters [2021-08-30 06:45:00 +0000 UTC]

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to TheAlternativeApe [2021-05-17 08:01:23 +0000 UTC]

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ucumari [2021-05-10 00:00:31 +0000 UTC]

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LADAlbarran2001 In reply to ucumari [2021-05-12 15:40:54 +0000 UTC]

Pero sí poder tomar fotos a unos seguros 100 metros de distancia

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ucumari In reply to LADAlbarran2001 [2021-05-12 20:47:11 +0000 UTC]

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kevinobill [2021-05-08 22:02:44 +0000 UTC]

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LADAlbarran2001 In reply to kevinobill [2021-05-12 15:42:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Wolfman3200 In reply to kevinobill [2021-05-09 00:44:24 +0000 UTC]

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CosmicPosthumanz [2021-05-08 21:05:21 +0000 UTC]

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LADAlbarran2001 In reply to CosmicPosthumanz [2021-05-12 15:41:14 +0000 UTC]

Exactly

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RobotNinjaHero [2021-05-08 20:44:00 +0000 UTC]

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LADAlbarran2001 In reply to RobotNinjaHero [2021-05-12 15:41:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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RobotNinjaHero In reply to LADAlbarran2001 [2021-05-12 15:42:05 +0000 UTC]

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Wolfman3200 [2021-05-08 18:58:14 +0000 UTC]

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LADAlbarran2001 In reply to Wolfman3200 [2021-05-12 15:41:53 +0000 UTC]

Any animal looks small next to that Behemoth

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Wolfman3200 In reply to LADAlbarran2001 [2021-05-12 18:04:02 +0000 UTC]

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