(10-08-2022, 12:34 AM)Jerricson Wrote: Some information on lions from Phinda GR , which I managed to get from the vet couple of weeks back.

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@GuateGojira I think thats a record for the largest female cat captured but I'm not sure what would be the actual weight of that specimen , when accounting for the feed and measurement errors(implants) involved.

(10-08-2022, 12:56 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(10-08-2022, 12:34 AM)Jerricson Wrote: Some information on lions from Phinda GR , which I managed to get from the vet couple of weeks back.

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@GuateGojira I think thats a record for the largest female cat captured but I'm not sure what would be the actual weight of that specimen , when accounting for the feed and measurement errors(implants) involved.

Great information! About the lioness, that is definitely not a normal specimen, surelly not a record but an abnormality created by hormones. Is like if a woman take esteroids!

(10-08-2022, 09:27 PM)Pckts Wrote: This again is another reason I dislike these Private Reserves.

(10-09-2022, 09:32 AM)BigLion39 Wrote:

(10-08-2022, 09:27 PM)Pckts Wrote: This again is another reason I dislike these Private Reserves.

I breezed through the article you linked. So what are the implants? Are they basically a bag of that drug that gets time released through many months? Is it like a pump? I've heard of humans having a pump or "implant" with an opiate like Morphine for pain management. Is it like that  but with hormones? And why do they do it to cats?

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

(10-09-2022, 11:40 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

They show the release, so it’s most likely not the case.

(10-10-2022, 05:35 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 11:40 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

They show the release, so it’s most likely not the case.

again we don't know and then if it needed video or photo proof for each wild lion or tiger weight then 90% of the weights on this website are estimates, because for most of the weights there are only paper documents and words and which in addition most of them are from the last century

(10-10-2022, 10:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-10-2022, 05:35 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 11:40 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

They show the release, so it’s most likely not the case.

again we don't know and then if it needed video or photo proof for each wild lion or tiger weight then 90% of the weights on this website are estimates, because for most of the weights there are only paper documents and words and which in addition most of them are from the last century

It's case by case. The same thing happened with Caesar. Everyone claimed he was weighed because Rueben said so but during the capture there was no weighing equipment on site. We finally reached out to them and they said he was never weighed since they had no equipment on hand. 
It's very rare to have video of the entire capture, so it's only natural to have questions when no weighing is shown. Especially when someone uses nice round numbers with no details and shuts comments off.

(10-11-2022, 04:09 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-10-2022, 10:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-10-2022, 05:35 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 11:40 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

They show the release, so it’s most likely not the case.

again we don't know and then if it needed video or photo proof for each wild lion or tiger weight then 90% of the weights on this website are estimates, because for most of the weights there are only paper documents and words and which in addition most of them are from the last century

It's case by case. The same thing happened with Caesar. Everyone claimed he was weighed because Rueben said so but during the capture there was no weighing equipment on site. We finally reached out to them and they said he was never weighed since they had no equipment on hand. 
It's very rare to have video of the entire capture, so it's only natural to have questions when no weighing is shown. Especially when someone uses nice round numbers with no details and shuts comments off.

unlike Caesar, it's not just anyone who claims 250 kg, here it's the gorongosa national park

(10-11-2022, 04:35 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-11-2022, 04:09 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-10-2022, 10:33 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-10-2022, 05:35 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 11:40 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 10:02 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:58 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:16 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:43 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 02:22 PM)Mwarcaar Wrote: 250 kg lion from gorongosa national park Mozambique

the source comes from the description of the video

No Scales on site during capture.

it's a question or a statement?

Meaning the weight is likely estimated.

we don't know and even if there were no scales on the capture site, they brought him back to the park center (chitengo camp) where I imagine they have all the necessary tools

They show the release, so it’s most likely not the case.

again we don't know and then if it needed video or photo proof for each wild lion or tiger weight then 90% of the weights on this website are estimates, because for most of the weights there are only paper documents and words and which in addition most of them are from the last century

It's case by case. The same thing happened with Caesar. Everyone claimed he was weighed because Rueben said so but during the capture there was no weighing equipment on site. We finally reached out to them and they said he was never weighed since they had no equipment on hand. 
It's very rare to have video of the entire capture, so it's only natural to have questions when no weighing is shown. Especially when someone uses nice round numbers with no details and shuts comments off.

unlike Caesar, it's not just anyone who claims 250 kg, here it's the gorongosa national park

No, its Paola Bouley. A “national park” doesn’t speak.