Modern Weights and Measurements of Wild Cougars

[Dark Jaguar]

Since ''Modern weight and measurements of wild Pumas'' thread is merged into this one I will post Some Pumas weights here.


Many of these are from cases where Pumas are found in urban areas and in people's houses here in Brazil.



60kg adult male https://noticias.r7.com/sao-paulo/onca-e-resgatada-apos-ficar-presa-em-armadilha-em-campinas-sp-02032020

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60kg male  https://www.oeco.org.br/reportagens/onca-parda-passa-24h-acuada-em-area-urbana-e-captura-vira-espetaculo/

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41kg male around 3 years old https://fotografia.folha.uol.com.br/galerias/1606245277565217-onca-parda-capturada-em-cascavel-pr

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45kg female with 3 years old found in the laundry.

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59kg adult male  http://folhadeibitinga.com.br/materia/6907/ibitinga-projeto-de-monitoramento-devolve-onca-parda-a-natureza

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40kg young male  https://diarionline.com.br/?s=noticia&id=957

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70kg adult male  https://www.bonde.com.br/bondenews/parana/onca-parda-e-capturada-na-area-urbana-de-apucarana-375310.html

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 female of around 20kg  http://www.portalovale.com.br/mobile/lermateria.asp?i=41398%22

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Young male 41kg and almost 2 meters length  https://www.jcnet.com.br/noticias/regional/2019/08/557564-onca-parda-capturada-em-lins-e-devolvida-a-natureza.html

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59kg adult male named ''Guru'' around 4 years old unfortunately got ran over by vehicle and thankfully went through surgery and he is fine.

https://www.itapiranews.com.br/onca-atropelada-passa-por-cirurgia-em-itapira/

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Male cub 35.4kg https://paulinia24horasnoticia.com/2020/03/31/onca-parda-e-resgatada-pelo-corpo-de-bombeiros-em-chacara-do-parque-da-represa/

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45kg aduld female around 3 years old  http://www.obemdito.com.br/regiao/suspeita-de-nova-onca-perambulando-mobiliza-pm-em-xambre/21070/

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41kg male around 3 years old  http://www.renctas.org.br/onca-parda-monitorada-em-itapira-sp-e-capturada-pela-2a-vez-em-galinheiro/

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53kg Adult male unfortunately got ran over and is thankfully under medication care  https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/brasil/cidades/onca-parda-e-atropelada-em-rodovia-do-interior-de-sp,85077305975a6410VgnVCM3000009af154d0RCRD.html

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55kg male around 3 to 4 years old captured by the firemen   http://noticiadelimeira.com.br/2020/04/09/onca-e-capturada-pelo-corpo-de-bombeiros-apos-aparecer-em-propriedade-rural-em-limeira/

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40kg young male  http://procarnivoros.org.br/onca-parda-capturada-em-monte-aprazivel-e-devolvida-a-natureza/

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Extremely rare Caatinga female 30kg and the first Puma to be ever monitored in Caatinga. she was named Vitória.

''When Vitória was captured and examined for the first time by the team of biologist Cláudia B. Campos, in March 2017 she weighed 30 kg and measured 1.55m in length with her tail, she had the common size of a female puma (Puma concolor) from Caatinga which is smaller than females of other biomes. Her age was estimated at 6 years old, quite young for an animal with the potential to live until 20 years. Her breasts indicated that she had already had cubs, but she was not lactating. '' https://www.oeco.org.br/reportagens/vida-e-morte-da-primeira-onca-monitorada-na-caatinga/

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[Balam]

Starting this thread to gather all new data in regards to weights and overall measurements of wild cougars

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Tom from Idaho hunted, 154.7 lbs in weight (or 70.1 kg) skull length of 14 11/16".

Source: yourenoutfitters Reply

[Balam]

From Alberta cougars' study on feeding ecology, 82 kg male:

"One male cougar in Knopff's study tipped the scales at 180 pounds and primarily fed on moose and feral horses."


Source: https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/recreation/ferocious-appetites-study-finds-mountain-lions-may-be-eating-more-than-previously-believed/article_d9cf046b-2c47-539f-a267-972e72e570b6.html Reply

[Balam]

68 kg cougar shot in Texas:

"The big cat weighed in at 150 pounds and was 68 inches long from nose to buttocks. It’s tail alone was 32 inches long."

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Source: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/01/25/mountain-lion-weighing-in-at-150-pounds-shot-in-north-texas/ Reply

[Balam]

1 and a half cub/subadult hunted in Nebraska, 52 kg.

"The mountain lion, the first and only cat killed so far this season, was about 1½ years old and weighed 115 pounds, said Sam Wilson, furbearer and carnivore manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission."

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Source: https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-r...976a0.html Reply

[Pckts]

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[Balam]

@Pckts that book seriously has some amazing gems, nice to see another confirmation of a 100+ kg cougar.

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Weights and measurements of cougars from Alberta:

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[Balam]

68 kg tom hunted in BC

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Hunter's claim:

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[Dark Jaguar]

@Rishi 

could you please transfer my post #237 from the Pumas thread to this one?

since it was a post just about Pumas weights with many individuals and this is now the Pumas weight thread.

heres the page. post #237

https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-the-pum...or?page=16 Reply

[Dark Jaguar]

@Rishi 

Thanks alot.

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40kg male Puma and 1.62 meters length captured in Cascavél - Brasil.


http://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/videos/t/todos-os-videos/v/onca-que-perambulava-por-cascavel-e-capturada-no-lago-municipal/6877618/

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[Dark Jaguar]

Unisul teachers capture 52kg Puma in Laguna - Brazil

http://hoje.unisul.br/professores-da-uni...em-laguna/

Still according to May, this is a young cat that weighs an average of 52 kilos. "We think it's an animal looking for a new area to settle in, we call it a scattered animal, which probably entered the region of Imbituba where it was seen last week".

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[Balam]

Northern California male known for predating on wild horse foals yielded a weight of 62 kg, his age wasn't published and his ID is M166

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By Los Angeles Times
Source: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m...story.html Reply

[Balam]

Hunting record, roughly 99 kg, skull score of 16":

"This huge cat is much bigger than any other we have ever seen, either before or since. He was weighed on a certified scale at an incredible 218 lbs., and measured 7'9" long from his nose to the tip of his tail bone!"

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By Alberta Hunt
Source: http://www.albertahunt.com/cougar.htm Reply

[Pckts]

(07-18-2020, 08:05 PM)OncaAtrox Wrote: Hunting record, roughly 99 kg, skull score of 16":

"This huge cat is much bigger than any other we have ever seen, either before or since. He was weighed on a certified scale at an incredible 218 lbs., and measured 7'9" long from his nose to the tip of his tail bone!"

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By Alberta Hunt
Source: http://www.albertahunt.com/cougar.htm

Huge! Reply

[epaiva]

(07-18-2020, 08:05 PM)OncaAtrox Wrote: Hunting record, roughly 99 kg, skull score of 16":

"This huge cat is much bigger than any other we have ever seen, either before or since. He was weighed on a certified scale at an incredible 218 lbs., and measured 7'9" long from his nose to the tip of his tail bone!"

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By Alberta Hunt
Source: http://www.albertahunt.com/cougar.htm

Big powerful Puma biggest I have seen for sure Reply