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06-01-2015, 07:36 AM( This post was last modified: 06-01-2015, 07:46 AM by chaos )
~~Size
Asiatic lions are relative smaller than their African lions, in average and in maximum figures. Adult males typically weigh between 353 and 420 pounds (160 – 190 kg), while adult females weigh between 240 and 264 pounds (109 - 120 kg) . The largest Asiatic lion on record measured 9.7 feet (296 cm) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail “between pegs”.
Male African lions typically weigh between 320 and 500 pounds (145 – 227 kg) in weight, with an average around 386 pounds (175 kg) overall. The largest African lion hunted on record weighed 690 pounds (313 kg). Females typically weigh more than their Asiatic cousins. The longest African lion measured around 10 feet (310 cm) from nose to tail tip “between pegs”.
I felt the need to clarify my position once and for all. This is a quote from a different thread "comparative analysis between African and asiatic
lions". Here the overall average for African male lions is 175 kgs - In your very own words. My assessment of 180 kgs isn't off by much at all.
With this in mind, I stand by my "educated guess" that adult male craters are quite capable of reaching 210+/- kgs on average. Time will tell.