Sources for Tiger Jumping Distances
Okay, in my library I found in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Volume 12, Page 349 (copyright 1972) that tigers have been found to jump down up to 10 meters (32.8 feet) with the average of 5-6 meter jumps (16-19.7 feet).
In Walker's Mammals of the World, Fifth Edition, the citation in Volume II on page 1209 says, "It (tiger species) has been reported to cover up to 10 meters in a horizontal leap."
Based on these citations, it would have been completely feasible for Tatiana, the San Francisco Zoo's Siberian tiger to have jumped out of her enclosure.
In Walker's Mammals of the World, Fifth Edition, the citation in Volume II on page 1209 says, "It (tiger species) has been reported to cover up to 10 meters in a horizontal leap."
Based on these citations, it would have been completely feasible for Tatiana, the San Francisco Zoo's Siberian tiger to have jumped out of her enclosure.
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posted by Ark Lady at 3:16 PM
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