Rainforest Leopards

[Luipaard]

(03-02-2019, 06:20 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(03-02-2019, 06:08 PM)Luipaard Wrote: They really have a lot in common with jaguars. Here are some examples.

Enormous skull:

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Robust and densely packed muscles:

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Compare these with the African savannah leopards (who are more slender) and you'll see what I mean.

Camera trap photo's are very different than videos and images taken in person. While some of these Leopards do look very muscular, I've seen there equals in Savannah leopards as well and on the flip side, rainforest leopards dont get the large neck flap nor look as large in frame. 
People say the same about Sri Lanken Leopards but speaking with people who've seen both, that's not the case.
But I agree that these leopards are very impressive regardless, so anything is possible.

Well that's exactly my point, leopards from the savannah look larger becouse they seem taller to me, same as Sri Lankan leopards; they do look large but are clearly not robust like the Central African leopards. 

They're differently built imo.

Let's do a little comparison with the Anderson male leopard (pretty much one of the biggest leopards in Sabi Sands) and a male from Gabon.

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The male from Gabon looks more robust to me. Anderson probably dwarfs him in terms of height but that's about it. Also you're right about the dewlap (= neck flap). Reply