Captive Lion and Tiger weights

[peter]

BIGCATSMANE

Welcome to Wildfact. We hope you enjoy your time over here. 

Your first posts were appreciated. However.

Wildfact has a bit of a reputation. The reason is we offer readers reliable information. This means we expect our members to post reliable information about the size (weight) of captive big cats as well. Your post about the 465 pound male lion is reliable. The reason is the lion was actually weighed. Your post about the lion 'about 500 pounds', however, isn't. It could be he really is 'about' 500 pounds, but you always need to add a reliable source. I'm not writing this post to discourage you, but my experience is keepers often under- or overestimate the weight of the animals they know. I've seen it time and again. It really takes a lot of experience to get close to the actual weight of a big cat. 

Here's an example of how an adult wild male lion compares to an adult human. Notice the large skull and the length (referring to the head and body length measured in a straight line). The lion is quite robust and in excellent health. A large male without a shadow of doubt: 

*This image is copyright of its original author

  

The question is how heavy the lion is (he was weighed). 

Longtime members no doubt saw the photograph before. They know the answer to the question, that is. Our request is to keep quiet and wait for the answer of 'Bigcatmanes'. Reply