Bengal tigers weigh up to 325 kg (717 lb), and reach a head and body length of 320 cm (130 in).
[26] Several scientists indicated that adult male Bengal tigers from the
Terai in Nepal and Bhutan, and Assam, Uttarakhand and West Bengal in
north India consistently attain more than 227 kg (500 lb) of body weight. Seven adult males captured in
Chitwan National Park in the early 1970s had an average weight of 235 kg (518 lb) ranging from 200 to 261 kg (441 to 575 lb), and that of the females was 140 kg (310 lb) ranging from 116 to 164 kg (256 to 362 lb).
[27] Thus, the Bengal tiger rivals the
Amur tiger in average weight.
[28] In addition, the record for the greatest length of a tiger skull was an "over the bone" length of 16.25 in (413 mm); this tiger was shot in the vicinity of
Nagina in northern India.
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