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About Raphael Heng
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Anything about Big Cats, especially Tigers. You can also ask me any questions or doubts you have about the organisation Save China's Tigers as i am a volunteer there, How the tigers affect the ecosystem in Africa etc. Questions about any feline re-wilding projects could be ask here, eg: Asiatic lion re-wilding. I can answer questions in both Chinese and English, questions on interspecies conflict regarding felines can also be answered.
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I am a volunteer of the Charitable Organisation, Save China's Tigers. The Organisation aims to save the South China Tiger via re-wilding training in Africa and releasing captive trained tigers back into the China's wild.
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Student, currently studying about Animal biology, specifically on felines.
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You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Cats > Tigers > Simba
Expert: Raphael Heng
Date: 2/17/2008
Subject: Simba
Question
Hi Raphael,
I've heard that the largest captive lion is Simba. He weighs 375 kg.But, I couldn't find his data: body length, total length, shoulder height, girth etc... This web site seems to contain some info on Simba data(on the lion page):
http://big_game.at.infoseek.co.jp/predator/predator0.html
But it's in japanese and I dont understand. If you manage to find data on Simba here or somewhere else, could you tell me? Thanks!
Also, in Rowland Ward's record of big game, there's 1 record of a Hermaphrodite tiger/tigress killed in South india in 1941 by M. D. Goring Jones. It's 3.04 m long, 94 cm tail and weighs 318 kg. But the bizarre here is it's a hermaphrodite. Do you know why tigers get hermaphrodite, and is there any other hermaphrodite tiger/cat you know of?
Thanks Raphael!
Answer
Hello there Ma,
1)Well, Simba is indeed one of the most heavy lions in captivity, however i don't think he is the heaviest lion of them all. I have heard and seen reports and articles of 800, 900lbs Lions, however unfortunately, I lost them. I believe that there were other lions heavier than Simba, however Simba is indeed one of the largest lions in captivity.
Anyway, your Link doesn' work and i can't get to the webpage. I also do not have much information on Simba, the only thing i have currently is a picture of him, here: http://www.imagewoof.com/view_image/b6d66945/Simba3.jpg
2)Yes, that Tiger sure bizarre, and Hermaphrodite Tigers are extremly rare, and that tiger is the only Hermaphrodite Tiger i have of.
Many animals are Hermaphrodite by nature, however since Tigers are usually not and this occurs very very rarely, they don't have a reason for hermaphroditing or else there would have been many Hermaphrodite tigers to date, however as you and i know, this is the only one we heard of.
Please feel free to clear anymore doubts with me.
---Raphael Heng
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