Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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(08-30-2019, 11:30 AM)Hello Wrote:

(08-29-2019, 11:10 AM)Shadow Wrote:

(08-29-2019, 10:31 AM)Hello Wrote: There is a lion named Chuk weighing 300 kg Bigger than these lions. He is the biggest there, I am not sure about the weight.I guess it is an estimate But he looks nearly that much.

I have seen also somewhere mentioned, that in that zoo/park there would be one 300 kg lion. But I haven´t  seen confirmation for it yet. When looking at that video of Chuk and how it looks like. And then thinking about Aslan who was that 252 kg and was very fit looking lion, why not. Thinking what Aslan looks like when 252 kg and then thinking there 50 kg more, Chuk looks like that, what it could be. Starting to have just a little bit extra, but not yet looking like.... hmmm.... "meatball" :)

So could be. I don´t personally see 300 kg for a lion impossible but without any doubt that big lion, if more or less fit, is something special.

To my eyes Chuk reminds me of Simba (the largest lion in captivity).They maybe of same dimensions.I think Aslan has giant frame than both Simba and Chuk.If Aslan is added 50 kgs.He looks more fit than Chuk.Not fat,overweight and too lean.

Simba was of course simply obese. You mean this one I think:

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When comparing "what if" we are naturally speculating. When seeing photos of Aslan, even though he is still fit in 250-260 kg, he isn´t as ripped like wild lions often are, imo. Not fat by any means but more weight to that and also fat starts to develop more. I see Chuk as in the middle of Aslan and Simba. That´s why I assume, that if Aslan would gain weight to 300 kg, his looks would also start to show first warning signs telling, that upper limit for healthy lion have been reached. Or almost there. 

My opinion is, that 300 kg is approximately as big as big cats can get and still be in fit condition. I know old records about 380-390 kg tigers, but I think (no matter what anyone says so no need to start debate to convince me, my opinion) that those are combinations of exceptional individuals in a bit fat shape and gorged. Or then there have been mistakes when making notes etc. But I have never seen any photos of those so difficult to know what those claimed monsters looked like really. Actually quite odd when knowing, that one was from 1967. Camera wasn´t that new invention anymore. If someone would happen to know a photo from that 1967 case it would be nice to see, I haven´t searched too much.

Anyway these photos/videos concerning Aslan, Chuk and Simba are, imo, good examples to show, what captive lion looks like when still fit, then with first signs of overweight and last Simba and clearly obese. When there is a big cat with average weight about 200 kg, even exceptional individuals have limits how much weight they can gain until too much is too much. Reply