Jaguar and Leopard are same!!

[Vinay]

(11-22-2016, 11:02 PM)Pckts Wrote: @Vinay 
You love this statement "b) Lion,Jag and Leopard (for me, jag is leopard with some dots!)"

But for whatever reason you deny or over simplify the other differences

First is behavioral differences:
-Jaguars love water, leopards hate it.
-Leopards climb trees often, jaguars very rarely do.
-Leopards are notoriously aggressive towards people, jaguars aren't
-Jaguar aren't as adaptable as Leopards when it comes to habitat.

Next is Morphological Differences

S. African Leopar

Body Weight:

Male Leopard Max 79kgs

Male Jaguar Max 121kgs

No leopard has ever weighed over 100kgs in the wild other than one persian leopard with a paw removed that weighed 115kg.
Jaguars regularly weigh over 100kgs and the 121kg mark isn't even the highest you can find, there are a few 130kg plus verified weights as well.
Before you say "jaguars are larger because they are the apex predator, realize that Sri Lankan leopard are under the same conditions and they have never come close to that weight, in fact, from a very reliable eye witness, they aren't even larger than african leopards.

African Leopard

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9 ½" L x 5 ½" W x 4 ½" H   23.7L x 14.3W x 10.9H (cm)

Jaguar

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10 ½" L x 7" W x 5" H   26.4L x 17.9W x 12.1H (cm)

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I am confused with your strong stance on the subject, that is all.

-Jaguars love water, leopards hate it. .................. Do you want me to post leopard hunting fish in mud-waters in Africa?? Common, i know you are a experienced guy.Jaguars hunt in water because they live with caiman (small crocs) and leopards hates water because they live with Nile crocodiles.Mugger and salt water crocs in Asia.  

-Leopards climb trees often, jaguars very rarely do. ................... Simple, leopards live with Lions/Tigers,Wild dogs,Wolves and Hyena packs.They have no choice but live like monkeys on trees unlike Jag which is Apex predators in South America forests. 

-Leopards are notoriously aggressive towards people, jaguars aren't ........... Entire America has 14000 Jag where as only India has 14000+ Leopards.So Pressure and casualties high in Asia (and in Africa- half million+). Leopards are not aggressive, they are simple cats, afraid of big man and hunt kids or crouched men,mistaken them as kids or animals.Actually leopards are cool cats afraid of humans. 

-Jaguar aren't as adaptable as Leopards when it comes to habitat .......... What does it mean?? Original is always original, that is why leopards happily adaptable in living along with Lions/Tigers,Wild dogs,Wolves and Hyena packs but Jaguars are not.  

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For ex: 120 kg Sumatran Tiger is not a different species from 222kg Bengal tiger even-though it has dark color coat,thick stripes and half the weight of Bengal. Forget about Sumatran even Sundarban  (avg 110kg) mangrove tigers may vary in every aspect but they are 100% Bengal tigers.

1. I think you knew one Indian leopard weighted 108 kg (Balaji) in wild was captured in the past. 

2.See skulls of two cats, same to same.You can check small two holes below the canines. The differences in sizes is like Bengals,Sunderban and Sumatran Tigers.

3. DNA is sure about Lion,Jag and Leopards are evolved from one subspecies.  


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@tigerluver i didn't find any reason behind sudden extinction of so-called cave-lions (Human ... na) even though wolves and deer happily exists till now. BTW there is no border b/w Europe and Asia but miraculously in all cave lions images there is clear border b/w Asiatic lions and cave lions in Eurasia continent.Funny.  

2.If they are true(100% sure they are not) they are extinct already.So i close my case here.

3. Recently they found two cave lion cubs carcasses, if they extracted DNA from it hope they recreates them.Then you/we don't need to prove any one. Reply