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What Would Happen If a Lion Fought a Tiger?
IO9 ^ | December 1, 2013 | Esther Inglis-Arkell

Posted on 12/01/2013 12:34:56 PM PST by DogByte6RER

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What Would Happen If a Lion Fought a Tiger?

We've always been speculating about battles between superheroes. We know the outcome of octopus versus shark. At last we have an expert speculating on lion versus tiger. Which one would win?

Since there's a good chance you've spent the weekend slowly tearing apart a ritualistically slaughtered bird, before going out and trampling your fellow citizens in arenas, you probably won't be too horrified by speculating on the outcome of animal fights. After all, the fights in question are, for the most part, in the past. Romans used to pit lions against tigers for entertainment. Today, they are kept apart, but there have been a few incidents during which lions and tigers in zoos or private collections have accidentally been put in the same room.

While we don't approve of fighting animals for sport, there's a difference between approval and curiosity. Thankfully there are experts who can answer the question. Craig Saffoe, a curator of big cats, told Life's Little Mysteries that he would bet on the tiger. Larger tigers weigh in at about the same weight of lions, but don't have the same social contact. They're less likely to engage in play-fighting, or sparring, and more likely to kill.

It looks like history backs him up, with historical accounts of animal fighting recording that the tiger came out on top. Still, in modern encounters, there was some variation based on the temperament and experience of each of the animals.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bigcats; catfight; cats; feline; felines; kittyping; lion; tiger; whatif; zoology
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To: DogByte6RER

Tigers have Attitude!


41 posted on 12/01/2013 1:58:53 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: DogByte6RER

I remember seeing an old black & white short film of a tiger and lion fighting each other. As I recall the tiger was kicking ass.


42 posted on 12/01/2013 1:59:18 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: piytar

What about Lion AND Tiger vs. Polar Beat?


43 posted on 12/01/2013 2:00:31 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

What if they fought a Red Wing?


44 posted on 12/01/2013 2:02:35 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: 4yearlurker

Hell,tigers hunt,kill, and eat leopards in India.


45 posted on 12/01/2013 2:03:16 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: Perdogg

46 posted on 12/01/2013 2:05:19 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Lions and Tigers and Bears..oh my!.

In that Oz fight card..I would bet on the Bear


47 posted on 12/01/2013 2:06:58 PM PST by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I want all three of them as pets!!


48 posted on 12/01/2013 2:07:28 PM PST by Perdogg (Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
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To: DogByte6RER

I’d rather not force them to fight just for the hell of it.

If it goes on in the wild, so be it. I don’t like bloodsport just for sh1ts and grins.


49 posted on 12/01/2013 2:10:50 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Perdogg

Yea?..and all three of them want you as food ;)


50 posted on 12/01/2013 2:12:29 PM PST by tophat9000 (Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
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To: piytar

not advocating it, but a fairer matchup is polar vs grizzly.


51 posted on 12/01/2013 2:13:04 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DogByte6RER

of course, anything would lose against the rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.


52 posted on 12/01/2013 2:14:42 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“It would be fun for Detroit fans to see the Lions play the Tigers in a neutral sport, such as basketball.”

Lions win. NFL has far, far superior athletes to MLB, hands down. But match them up in a game of softball with a keg or cooler on second base, Tigers win. :)


53 posted on 12/01/2013 2:15:22 PM PST by Stingray (Stand for the truth or you'll fall for anything.)
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To: Perdogg

Buy kitty litter in bulk.


54 posted on 12/01/2013 2:16:39 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

"I *warned* you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you *knew*, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little *bunny*, isn't it?"

55 posted on 12/01/2013 2:17:10 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: James C. Bennett

“From Wild Animal Fight Club...”

I think the WAFC is thinking a little wishfully here. Bears would have no problem facing a tiger, in that the bear can stand erect and pivot on its hind legs to match the cat’s moves.

One swipe of its massive paw in a downward blow with those razor sharp 5” claws, and its all over for the tiger.

Polar bear wins against the Tiger.


56 posted on 12/01/2013 2:19:50 PM PST by Stingray (Stand for the truth or you'll fall for anything.)
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To: Stingray

Fair fight?

57 posted on 12/01/2013 2:20:22 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: GeronL

Re your post 36, I have no idea of where Tarzan grew up. The only thing I remember from the movies I saw in 1948-49 was that he lived in a jungle house and swung around on vines. From time to time one saw lions prowling about.


58 posted on 12/01/2013 2:22:48 PM PST by OldPossum ("It's" is the contraction of "it" and "is"; think about ITS implications.)
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To: dfwgator

you know what i’m sayin. :)


59 posted on 12/01/2013 2:25:14 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DogByte6RER

I’ll put my money on the one in the middle, she’s got a knife.


60 posted on 12/01/2013 2:31:43 PM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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