Modern Weights and Measurements of Jaguars

[Balam]

(06-30-2023, 02:26 AM)GuateGojira Wrote:

(06-30-2023, 12:08 AM)Balam Wrote: @GuateGojira it's nice to see you back! Actually, I also believed that photo referred to Assesino but the male in that photo is actually a different specimen. My friend Lichsoldat from Jaguarland went to see the Siemel family on Pennsylvania some time ago and they confirmed to him that the jaguar Assesino was never photographed. This jaguar was so big that according to them Sasha almost died hunting him, and after the jaguar was killed he couldn't move him from the kill site so he had to return to the body days later. By that time, the carcass of the jaguar was largely consumed by scavengers so they could only recover the skull. To make matters worse, they ended up auctioning the skull years later so we no longer have physical records of this outstanding specimen, something they greatly regret doing.

Sasha and his wife stated that Assesino was the largest jaguar they had ever seen and estimated at at least 350 lbs, I can link the original comment from my friend here if you want.

Very interesting, I did not knew that. Sadly, the book shows that picture and if the book itself is innacurate, imagine how many other things are too.

If you can link the comment it will be great.

I believe it's possible that the author of the book may have received some kind of miscommunication regarding the jaguar in the photo and Assesino, but it seems in the book Trigrero, according to my colleague, the fact that Assesino was never photographed is mentioned. You can read the conversation between myself and my friend Lichtsoldat here:

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@Ngonya check the tabs under this spreadsheet for the weights of Atlantic Forest jaguars and those from the Upper Paraná Wetland (transitional flooded area between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado) here. Reply