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06-25-2015, 09:19 PM( This post was last modified: 06-25-2015, 09:47 PM by Pckts )
"We excluded an adult male from Tonekabon (northern Iran) with an exceptionalweight of 115 kg (I. Memarian, pers. comm.)which is the heaviest specimen ever rec-orded across the species’ global range (Stander, 1997; Sunquist & S"
So that weight is not included since it wasn't reasonably found, the weights they used all show that the max was 91kg and specifically says that the males can add 20% to the body weight with their stomach contents.
So realistically these males are all below that weight. So obviously the 90kg mark is a massive leopard and not common by any means.
So like my original statement says,
90kg is a freak show mark for Leopards and common for jaguars.
Edit: Sorry if it sounded harsh, not my intention.
I don't doubt that leopards can reach 90kg mark, but the ones that have are including stomach content and are very few and far between. Lots of leopards have been measured, the 90kg mark is very rare to see.
Which is what I meant by "freak show"
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