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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - D - THE LEOPARD (Panthera pardus)
ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - D - THE LEOPARD (Panthera pardus)
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ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - D - THE LEOPARD (Panthera pardus)
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 (09-12-2019, 10:24 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @peter Interestingly, the largest of all the skulls you've measured is one from Central Africa. That's not a coincidence as you have told me that these particular leopards in general have a larger and more robust skull. But when I look at the measurements, I suspect it to have been a rather smallish or young male when looking at the following measurements: I recently talked to a vet interested in skulls. He told me about 2 leopard skulls well exceeding 10 inches in greatest total length. I'll post about both skulls when I have the details (measurements and photographs).  (09-25-2019, 08:23 AM)peter Wrote:(09-12-2019, 10:24 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @peter Interestingly, the largest of all the skulls you've measured is one from Central Africa. That's not a coincidence as you have told me that these particular leopards in general have a larger and more robust skull. But when I look at the measurements, I suspect it to have been a rather smallish or young male when looking at the following measurements: Looking forward to seeing your post. I'm especially interested in the origin of those two skulls. 
The complicated relationship between the leopard and snow leopard
On one hand, based on phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence sampled across the living Felidæ, the snow leopard forms a sister group with the tiger. The time of the genetic divergence of this group is estimated at 4.62 to 1.82 million years. The snow leopard and the tiger probably diverged between 3.7 and 2.7 million years ago. Panthera originates most likely in northern Central Asia. Panthera blytheæ, excavated in western Tibet's Ngari Prefecture, is the oldest known species in Panthera, and exhibits skull characteristics similar to the snow leopard: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/311/5757/73, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266755142, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...via%3Dihub, https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/1....2013.2686 2 cladograms (by Sainsf) proposed for the genus Panthera. The upper cladogram is based on a 2006 phylogenetic study by Warren E. Johnson (of the National Cancer Institute) and colleagues, and a 2009 study by Lars Werdelin and colleagues. The lower cladogram is based on a 2010 study by Brian W. Davis (of the Texas A&M University) and colleagues and a 2011 study by Ji H. Mazák (of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum) and colleagues.  *This image is copyright of its original author One the other hand, 2016 study revealed that the mitochondrial genomes of snow leopards, leopards and lions are more similar to each other than their nuclear genomes, indicating that the ancestors of snow leopards hybridised with those of leopards and lions at some point in their evolution: https://genome.cshlp.org/content/26/1/1 (09-26-2019, 02:05 AM)Luipaard Wrote:(09-25-2019, 08:23 AM)peter Wrote:(09-12-2019, 10:24 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @peter Interestingly, the largest of all the skulls you've measured is one from Central Africa. That's not a coincidence as you have told me that these particular leopards in general have a larger and more robust skull. But when I look at the measurements, I suspect it to have been a rather smallish or young male when looking at the following measurements: So based on Weight and/or skull measurements for Leoaprds, this would be Leopards from largest to smallest subspecies ? 1. Persian Leopard 2. African Forest Leopard (Unsure about Sri Lankan Leopard) 3. South African Leopard 4. Tie between Indian and other African Leopards 5. Indochinese Leopard 6. Amur Leopard (unsure about Javan Leopard) 7. Weird specimens, such as the Somalian and Cape Leopards 8. Arabian Leopard ^Let me know if I made a mistake. (11-10-2019, 02:03 PM)Styx38 Wrote:(09-26-2019, 02:05 AM)Luipaard Wrote:(09-25-2019, 08:23 AM)peter Wrote:(09-12-2019, 10:24 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @peter Interestingly, the largest of all the skulls you've measured is one from Central Africa. That's not a coincidence as you have told me that these particular leopards in general have a larger and more robust skull. But when I look at the measurements, I suspect it to have been a rather smallish or young male when looking at the following measurements: The Arabian leopard, and possibly the Zanzibar leopard, do appear to be the smallest leopards, but I would not say that the Persian or Caucasian leopard is definitely the biggest, to be, it's more like a contest between Persian, Indian, Sri Lankan and African leopards (especially in the rainforests of Africa). For instance, the largest Sri Lankan leopard was claimed to weigh 250 lbs (113.4 kg): http://www.sundaytimes.lk/970921/plus15.html (11-10-2019, 10:55 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:(11-10-2019, 02:03 PM)Styx38 Wrote:(09-26-2019, 02:05 AM)Luipaard Wrote:(09-25-2019, 08:23 AM)peter Wrote:(09-12-2019, 10:24 PM)Luipaard Wrote: @peter Interestingly, the largest of all the skulls you've measured is one from Central Africa. That's not a coincidence as you have told me that these particular leopards in general have a larger and more robust skull. But when I look at the measurements, I suspect it to have been a rather smallish or young male when looking at the following measurements: Actually, the Indian Leopard is a bit small. Quote:In its eagerness to eliminate a man-eater leopard, the Himachal Pradesh Forest officials appear to have killed the country’s ‘largest’ wild cat. The measurement of the leopard, killed by the forest officials, was found to be 8.7 feet long, 34 inches height and 70.85 kg in weight. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/state-...aspur.html 70 kg would be considered among the largest of the Indian Leopards, while 72 kg was considered average for mature Leopards in some South African National Park. 
One of the biggest Leopards we saw on a safari, this giant came out of the bushes around the Takek river in the Masai Mara
Credit to @wildlifebrothers  *This image is copyright of its original author
(11-16-2019, 11:06 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: This video from India is chilling, hilarious and viral at the same time: Here are some current day man eating Leopards. a female Leopard who killed 5 people was captured.  *This image is copyright of its original author *This image is copyright of its original author "Sources said that the female leopard, around two-and-a-half years old, got attracted to the bait and walked into the cage installed at the farm where it had killed a woman on Friday. Foresters monitoring the cage discovered the leopard in the morning and sent it to Transit Treatment Centre (TTC) at Chandrapur immediately. Gajendra Narwane, deputy director of TATR (buffer), said that the captured beast was examined for injuries at TTC and was declared fit. “However, there is no possibility of releasing the animal back into the wild,” he said. Forester will now compare the camera trap photos taken at Arjuni and Ramdegi to confirm that the same animal was responsible for human kills at both the places. It’s latest kill at Arjuni had sparked tension in the area with the villagers keeping forest officers away from the dead body demanding immediate capture of the problem animal. The beast is suspected to have killed five people in the last five weeks. The leopard attacks were particularly concentrated at Arjuni village and Ramdegi forest, located 8km apart. The victims Nov four: Tulsi Kedar, a local of Arjuni village, is attacked when she was returning house after providing prayers at a temple Dec four: Devrao Jeevtode, also from Arjuni village, is mauled while running in his farm Dec 10: The animal pounces on Sandeep Titre, a grocery shopkeeper from Ramdegi, when he ventured into the forest to wait nature’s name Dec 11: Rahul Bodhi, a Buddhist monk from the similar spaces, was killed when he was meditating under a tree Dec 14: Nirmala Shrirame (48) is attacked by way of the animal round 12 noon when she was running in the farm together with other labourers" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/leopard-that-killed-3-in-4-days-captured/articleshow/67107144.cms Here is a man-eater who killed 21 people. Separate case of a man killed by a Leopard. "A 23-year-old youth, identified as Shankar Naik, was killed by a leopard in Sushil Nagar in Sandur taluk" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/youth-killed-in-leopard-attack/article24389642.ece Another man killed by Leopard Farmer killed in Leopard attack Attack that happened this year. "A man was killed by a leopard in Pabau block of Pauri district of Uttarakhand, police said Friday. The half-eaten body of the man was found near the bushes around 300 metres from the market area in Pabau late on Thursday night, Station House Officer Ajay Kumar said." https://www.business-standard.com/articl...915_1.html
Among big cats, the leopard is the only one that I've seen be able to exist in a big urban area like India's financial capital, Mumbai, which happens to be one of the World's most populous cities as well: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-indian-...5#pid95515
Its seems Leopards in the Congo killed lots of people.
 *This image is copyright of its original author George Grenfell and the Congo: a history and description of the Congo Independent State and Adjoining Districts of Congoland, Together with Some Account of the Native Peoples and Their Languages, the Fauna and Flora Volume 2 By Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, Lawson Forfeitt, Emil Torday Don't know the accurate numbers, but it seems the Congo Leopards would be almost as dangerous as Indian Leopards.
12-23-2019, 10:26 AM
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No mentions of the rare Somalian Leopard?
Anyway, Somalian Leopard kills man.  *This image is copyright of its original author "A man has been killed and seven people have been injured in an attack by a Leopard" http://www.allgalgaduud.net/2017/10/05/leopard-kills-1-injures-7-people-in-somalia/ The Somalian Leopard was considered as a man eater during the British Somaliland (now part of Northern Somalia) : Quote: Wrote:In 1889 there was a leopard, said to be a panther, which had haunted the Mirso ledge of the Golis range for some years, and was supposed to have killed over a hundred people. It was in the habit of lying in wait at a corner of a very dark, rough jungle path, where huge rocks overlooked the track; and the Somalis used to show a boulder, some 6 feet high, a yard from the path, in the flat top of which was a depression shaped like a panther's body, from which the beast was said to spring upon travellers. account of H.G.C. Swayne in Great and Small Game of Africa by Henry Bryden Somalian Leopards are quite small. Here are their approximate weights: Females: 23-27 kg; Males: 34-40 kg source: Big Cats by Tom Brakefield Leopards in Somalia were bold and powerful enough to hunt men in villages despite being smaller than their other African counterparts.  *This image is copyright of its original author List of Mammals from Somali-land Obtained by the Museum's East African Expedition by Daniel Giraud Elliot (12-23-2019, 10:26 AM)Styx38 Wrote: No mentions of the rare Somalian Leopard? Alfred Edward Pease, in The Book of the Lion, went into detail about African panthers, including in Somaliland. He searched for one that had claimed "many victims among the natives near the Jerato Pass in the Golis Mountains," also saying that this panther had "haunted the Gen Libah for some years," that whereas Somalis used the name "Shabel" for the common leopard, they used the name "Orghobie" for the panther, and that he was stalked by a leopard in the Gadabursi Mountains: https://archive.org/stream/bookoflion191...ch/panther *This image is copyright of its original author The Jerato (Gellato Pass) in the Golis Mountains of northern Somalia, credit: The Field Museum Library  *This image is copyright of its original author
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To be honest, I posted about the Somali Leopard because it killed a man. This info opposes Akeley killing the Leopard. It was confirmed by a news writer or editor. "BREAKING: Leopard shot dead in Wanlaweyn town after it attacked and killed a man injured 7 others, Thursday, in a rare incident: residents" https://mobile.twitter.com/harunmaruf/st...8521390080 I wanted to post about this Leopard since it can kill an adult man despite the smaller size, and now it is rare animal that may be living in some poorly maintained environments. It seems to have a near-cryptid status.
12-30-2019, 08:54 AM
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There seem to be some recent cases of Leopards killing humans, especially in India.
"Fatal encounter November 27: Woman (45) killed in sugarcane field at Nawada village close to Nagina Dehat police station December 17: Five-year-old Chetan of Prempuri village in Najibabad area killed and a child injured December 19: Leopard mauls to death Chaman (23) at Alam Saray village December 25: Shanu (16) falls prey to leopard attack at Asgarpur village December 26: Shafiq killed by leopard https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/farm-labourer-fifth-victim-of-leopard-attack/articleshow/72985690.cms  *This image is copyright of its original author Teenager mauled to death by a leopard in J-K's Kathua  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author PTI, Jammu,
 *This image is copyright of its original author Representative Image. (Reuters Photo).
"An 18-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Paroshotam Kumar was attacked and killed by the wild animal while returning to his residence in Makwal village in Ramkote area late on Monday, a police official said. He said the victim's mutilated body was recovered from the bushes and handed over to his family for last rites after completion of legal formalities. The incident has caused panic among local residents who took to the streets on Tuesday morning along with the victim's body and blocked the main road to protest against the wildlife department. Senior police and civil officers rushed to the area and were persuading the protesters to disperse, assuring necessary measures to prevent such an incident from occurring in the future, the official said. The leopard remains untraced and is believed to have fled back into the forest, he said." https://www.deccanherald.com/national/teenager-mauled-to-death-by-a-leopard-in-j-ks-kathua-775572.html
Publish Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:17 PM (IST)A sheep leopard was killed in a leopard attack at Pangana in Karsog subdivision of Man Killed By Leopard District Mandi. This incident is being reported from Panayadu village in Pangana. ... "Mandi, jnn. Sheep keeper was killed in a leopard attack at Pangana in Karsog subdivision of District Mandi. This incident is being reported from Panayadu village in Pangana. The person went towards the forest carrying the cattle, during which suddenly the leopard attacked him. It is being told that the person was alone at the time of the attack and the leopard bled him badly, Ram Singh resident Panayadu died on the spot.
Hearing the sound of shouting, people nearby and another man who brought cattle with him, reached the spot and rescued him from the clutches of the leopard, but by then he had died. The police and forest department team reached the spot and started investigating the case. Statements have also been taken in the case of local people."
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