Modern Weights and Measurements of Wild Lions

[SpinoRex]

(03-04-2022, 09:09 PM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(03-04-2022, 02:35 AM)SpinoRex Wrote: Chest Girth of Crater Lions

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So I was right, the biggest chest girth is of 143 cm. And check that Dr Packer says that they were astonished for that male.

Just to make a comparison, from South African lions the biggest chest girth from Smuts was of 134.8 cm, and the biggest two girths from hunting records are of 137.2 cm and 150 cm respectivelly (the last one was a giant and no other lion surpassed the 140 cm in this region). From Zimbabwe, the biggest from Smuts was of 139 cm, while from Namibia the biggest is of 148 cm (Hobatere), exceptional as the next one was 10 cm less. Finally, from East Africa, the biggest chest girth is of 130 cm from a hunted lion (Ward, 1914) while the next biggest one came from a Serengeti lion of 129 cm (Pfefferle et al., 2007).

So, it seems that chest girths over 140 cm are very rare in lions, just 3 specimens surpassed this limit from a sample of 117 males: 150 (South Africa), 148 (Namibia) and 143 (Tanzania - Crater).

Now a final clarification, these are the biggest five from a larger sample, so for those "fans" out there, do not make an average of only this 5 figures, the real sample is larger and an average of only these specimens will not be valid for comparison.

I personally think it is influenced by size and weight (Also those of Smuts reached 140cm at 215 kg). Though those chest girths of Ximpoko, Kenya male should be over 140 cm for sure and many heavier lions werent measured (zimbabwe lions from Smithers). Yeah but thats still HUGE(One was of 134 cm as well). Reply