What Is the Largest Bengal Tiger Ever Recorded?

He was called the “Bachelor of Powalgarh” and measured 3.23 meters (10.6 feet) from nose to tail. Between 1920 and 1930, he roamed the hill forests of British India’s United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, near the village of Pawalgarh, in what is now the state of Uttarakhand. Although he was not known to be a man-eater, his immense size made him a prized target among game hunters. He earned the nickname “Bachelor” because tigresses...