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11-24-2020, 10:56 PM( This post was last modified: 11-24-2020, 10:57 PM by Balam )
The two new world big cats side by side, Caiman Ecological Refuge, Pantanal:
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*This image is copyright of its original author
Credits to Onçafari
Contrary to popular misconceptions, temperate South American cougars (i.e. not from the southern range of the Andes) are perfectly capable of attaining large sizes that rival those of their North American and Patagonian counterparts. What determines the size of cougars has less to do with the temperature they live in, and more to do with their access to abundant prey. This is why despite being closer to the equator, Llanos and Pantanal cougars will present large sizes as well.
The jaguar in this video appears to be 107 kg Tupã, it's likely that the cougar weighed around or more than 80 kg, roughly estimating.