The tiger and the African lion are two felines as emblematic as they are powerful, but could they meet? Although they are close cousins, African lions live in Africa while tigers live in Asia. These two big cats could never meet in the wild as they are thousands of miles apart.
Power
A lion alone can overcome a zebra without the help of his troop. > 7/10
Lone tigers can kill animals weighing up to five times their body weight, such as the huge gaur, an Indian cattle weighing almost 1 ton. > 10/10
Aggressiveness
When rivals meet, lions can fight to the death. The competition is fierce, with the males constantly vying for power. > 9/10
When two tigers cross paths, they rarely show aggression. These big cats simply watch each other pass by. > 7/10
Size
Lions weigh up to 250 kg. Living in herds, they can afford to be smaller than other big cats. > 7/10
Able to reach the incredible weight of 300 kg, tigers are the largest felines on earth in the wild. > 8/10
Vitesse
A lion’s top speed is 80 km/h when accelerating to catch fast prey. > 8/10
The tiger has a top speed of 50 km/h, but it can only maintain such a pace over short distances. > 6/10
Brain
The lion’s brain weighs 240 g and represents 0.1% of its total weight. > 6/10
Weighing just 265g, the tiger’s brain is 0.06% of its massive body weight. > 7/10
Bite
The pressure exerted by the jaws of a lion is 46 kg/cm². > 7/10
The pressure exerted by the jaws of a tiger is 74 kg/cm². > 9/10
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