Comparing big cats - differences/changes with time

[epaiva]

(08-09-2020, 08:14 PM)Balam Wrote:

(08-09-2020, 08:06 PM)epaiva Wrote:

(08-09-2020, 05:43 PM)Balam Wrote: It doesn't matter because I am not using recent weights to determine their size, the current population estimation of Orinoco crocodiles in the wild is at around 250 individuals only, they have been heavily hunted and their genetic pool and therefore size has suffered as a result. To determine their regular interactions with jaguars then one has to study their historical sizes and size potential, where they surpass anything registered by a Sudarbans saltwater crocodile with ease. Actually, recent measurements for Orinoco crocodiles in captivity and those released into the wild haven't been performed, but I wouldn't be surprised if those are already surpassing 5 meters in length, even @epaiva recorded this video of an Orinoco crocodiles of about 5 meters in length, he can reiterate that himself:

No mugger, regardless of how much of an outlier it might be, is going to outsize a large Orinoco crocodile. And I'm not speaking of other crocodile populations, in specifically mentioning Sundarbans, the sizes of the crocodiles in surrounding regions is irrelevant.

You are right no Mugger will even grow close to the average size of Orinoco Crocodiles, you can find pictures videos and Information of zorinoco Crocodiles here in Wildfact 
@Balam
@Ashutosh

Can you confirm that the crocodile in that video is over 5 meters in length? I myself have seen some in person when I was in Colombia that looked bigger than 4 meters comfortably. People here are under-sizing and underrating them.

The one in the video measures 4,50 meters long Reply