Who would win in a REAL cat fight, tiger vs. lion?

as a person who is fascinated with big cats, i am just curious to see if the lion would hold his title as "king of the beast" if he came across a bigger, stronger, and faster cat, the tiger. In nature the two giant felines live in different geographic areas so their paths are not likely to cross. ideas?

Who would win in a REAL cat fight, tiger vs. lion?
The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. It is the second largest natural living feline with the exception of the tiger. The male lion, easily recognized by his mane, weighs between 150 and 190 kg (330 lb and 423 lb). Unlike tigers, very few lions exceed 225kg in the wild. The greatest wild lion on record is very large male with a weight of 311kg. Females are much smaller, weighing between 117 and 158 kg (240 lb and 330 lb). In the wild lions live for around 10–14 years, while in captivity they can live over 20 years.











Tigers (Latin: Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four "big cats" in the panthera genus. They are predatory carnivores and the largest and most powerful of all living cat species. The Indian subcontinent is home to more than 80% of the wild tigers in the world. Tigers breed well in captivity, and the captive population in the United States may rival the wild population of the world.





Most tigers live in forests and grasslands, for which their camouflage is ideally suited, and where it is easy to hunt prey that is faster or more agile. Among the big cats, only the tiger and jaguar are strong swimmers; tigers are often found bathing in ponds, lakes, and rivers. Tigers hunt alone and eat primarily medium-sized herbivores such as deer, wild pigs, and buffalo. However, they will also take larger or smaller prey on occasion. Humans are the tiger's only serious predator and often kill tigers illegally for their fur. Their bones and nearly all body parts are used in Chinese medicine for a range of purported uses including pain killers and aphrodisiacs. Poaching for fur and destruction of habitat have greatly reduced tiger populations in the wild, and it has been placed on the endangered species list.





Although different subspecies of tiger have different characteristics, in general male tigers weigh between 180 and 325 kg (400 lb and 715 lb) and females between 100 and 180 kg (220 lb and 400 lb). The males are between 2.6 and 3.3 metres (8 ft 6 in and 10 ft 9 in) in length, and the females are between 2.3 and 2.75 metres (7 ft 6 in and 9 ft) in length. Of the living subspecies, Sumatran tigers are the smallest, and Amur or Siberian Tigers are generally the largest.








Tigers have the longest and biggest canine teeth of all the wild cats. A tiger's canines are larger and longer than those of a similar-sized lion. The reason for this is likely due to the habit of preying on large herbivores in its habitat whose bones are thick and large; the tiger's canines have to be strong enough to break the bones of their prey. Moreover, as tigers hunt alone to bring down their prey, they have to work harder than lions, which hunt in groups.








igers often ambush their prey as do other cats (including the domestic cat). Tigers overpower their prey from any angle, using their body size and strength to knock prey off balance. Once prone, the tiger bites the back of the neck, often breaking the prey's spinal column, piercing their windpipe, or severing the jugular vein or carotid artery. For large prey, a bite to the throat is preferred. After biting, the tiger then uses its muscled forelimbs to hold onto the prey, bringing it to the ground. The tiger remains latched onto the neck until its prey dies.





Powerful swimmers, tigers are known to kill prey while swimming. Some tigers have even ambushed boats for the fishermen on board or their catch of fish.





In the wild world, tigers can leap as high as 5 m, and as far as 9 m -10 m, making them one of the highest-jumping mammals, perhaps second only to the puma. They have been reported to carry domestic livestock weighing 50 kg while easily jumping over fences 2 m high. Their forelimbs, heavily muscled, are used to hold tightly onto the prey's and avoid being dislodged, especially by large preys such as gaurs. A single tremendous blow of the paw can kill a full-grown wolf or heavily injure a 150 kg Sambar deer.





One common misunderstanding between lion and tiger needs to be corrected: Some people believe that tigers are built for hunting, while lions are for combating (e.g. defending their prides from intruders, fighting to gain posession of females), and tigers do not fight to the end. In reality, male tigers do have to fight to defend their ranges from intruders, as intruding males will try and kill their offspring, and gain access to females. Male tigers are very aggressive and do not tolerate any kind of territory overlapping. Sometimes the fights get so fierce the losers are dead or heavily injured, making them unable to catch their normal prey and starve. This contributes to the fact that wild tigers do not live as long as they do in zoos.





In the wild tigers mostly feed on deer, wild boar and wild cattle, including gaur and water buffaloes, young rhinos and elephants, and sometimes, leopards and bears. Sambar and wild boar are their favored preys in India. Young elephants are another of their favourite food items. However, as young calves and juveniles always travel in herds with their mothers and relatives, the possibility for a lone tiger to catch a young elephant is quite low, as the tiger usually have to deal with the calves' protectors, which outnumber it. Tigers prefer large preys such as sambar and gaur because they provide more meat and last for many days, avoiding the need for another hunt. In all of their range, tigers are the top predators and they do not fear from any other carnivores other than the dhole or Indian wild dog, which makes up for strength in numbers. They generally do not prey on large mammals such as elephants, and rhinos, although they will prey on weak young whenever they have an opportunity. However, a hungry tiger will attack anything it regards as potential food. Of all the land carnivores, tiger is the only species that has been known to charge and take down even full-grown male elephants, one-on-one. For centuries in Asia, especially in Indochina, where elephants used to be utilized in military as weapons, minor ethnic tribes, who are specialized in capturing and training elephants, have the traditions of testing captured male elephants by pressing one against a tiger. If an elephant survives the fight, it is considered ideal for battles. Today, however, due to the depletion of both species, these extraordinary confrontations become exceedingly rare and are hardly ever witnessed by humans in the wild.





I think I would put my money on the tiger!





A.H.
Reply:LIONS WILL REMAIN ROYAL KINGS.


WHY ARE LIONS THE ONLY ONE WITH A MAJESTIC MANE??


ITS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST OF ALL CATS WHO CONFRONT EACH OTHER MOST OFTEN. SO ITS TO PROTECT THEM.


TIGERS DONT HAVE MANES. Report It

Reply:LIONS ARE MORE COURAGOUS AND BRAVER THAN TIGERS.


THEY ARE BUILT FOR FIGHTING TO PROTECT THEIR PRIDE.


LIONS HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL ROAR AMONG ALL BIG CATS .


WHY CANT THE TIGER ROAR AS LOUD AS THE LION?


THE LION HAS MORE INSIDE FORCE WHICH REFLECTS ITS POWER. Report It

Reply:Lions are more powerful than Tigers.


males are more powerful than females.





LIGERS ARE BIGGER AND MORE POWERFUL THAN TIGONS.





WHY???





because Ligers are from a MALE lion and Tigons are from a MALE tiger.


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Reply:you guys are all stupid. roar? manes? idiots Report It

Reply:i dont know but i think it could get real messy
Reply:a lion would win in a fight although tigers are bigger lions are built for fighting tigers are not
Reply:a rabbit will win
Reply:The tiger would win. They are stronger, more agile, and much more adaptive to their environment. And anyway, lionesses do most of the hunting, so lions are probably in worse shape ;).
Reply:I'll pick the Siberian Tiger. They are bigger and they live in a harsher environment.
Reply:The Liger...
Reply:When the British were in charge of India, they used to have bull bating, lion bating and tiger bating, using Bull Terriers and British Bull Dogs. To make the fights 'even' they would use 3 Bull Terriers per lion, and 6 Bull Terriers for Tigers. They would also put lions and tigers together, after starving them for a while to make them hungry enough to ensure they would fight. To make the fights fair, they would put two lions in witn one tiger. With this evidence, I would suggest that Tigers would usually win when pitted with one Lion.
Reply:the tiger would win, the lions only front half of the body is strong , the tiger is evenly and strongly balanced from head to tail
Reply:Given they are in the same age, lion wins any time. Lion is a much bigger and stronger cats. Once Lion finds tigers and its cuffs, Lion will kill all of them. The mother tiger usually runs away for its life. Can't protect her young against lion, who kills just to eliminate competitor in foods.
Reply:lions generaly work in prides and tigers work alone for the most part. naturaly the tiger would loose. but if in came down to 1 on 1 mono-e-mono, then the tiger would open a serious can of whoop ***.
Reply:I this once in the Discovery Channel, were they pit up different predetory animals and simulate a match to see which beast would win.





In the Lion Vs. Tiger episode, the Tiger murdered the Lion. This is because tigers are stronger and faster creatures than the lions, plain and simple.
Reply:the tiger will win,it is larger,faster,stronger,more balanced,but its just natural that the lion as the king of cats wont just give up...its a bloody fight but in the end the tiger wins
Reply:it depends. a tiger is much more powerful than a lion is in many ways. but if other lions are around, they will help. Lions are family unit animals and tigers arent.
Reply:The Lion would murder the Tiger any time any day, Lions are the Great white sharks of the land, they can really whoop some asss
Reply:tiger will win! they are much more powerful.Lions are great too but only in africa they are the biggest cats.