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(12-02-2022, 10:20 PM)Pckts Wrote: I used the knob in the tree.
Leopards shoulder passes under it while the Gorillas hip passes over it.
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Why would you use the leopard's shoulder and the gorilla's hip? This means the gorilla is closer to the camera and therefore appears larger than the leopard than it is in reality. If you want to compare, at least show them at (almost) the same place:
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Regarding the gorilla's size; I believe this is a western lowland gorilla, there's a figure given for their height upright (167cm up to 180cm) but not on all fours. Still, you're looking at a gorilla that averages 140kg with the largest weighing 270kg. Plus it's a silverback. We're very clearly looking at two dominant males.
If you want more footage to figure out how big this male leopard really is; there's footage of chimps, a red river hog, a yellow-backed duiker and elephants including a calf. All at the same spot.