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'Richardrli dateline='' Wrote: It says "up to 20kg" meaning the real contents was likely less, I'd say 240kg is the minimum.
In fact, the figure of 20 kg is conservative for a gorged lion (stomach bulging) like this one here. This male was not baited, but feed recently on a wild kill and seems to be alone in that moment. Male lions are know to eat up to 43 kg, which means that this lion could weight as low as 217 kg. However, Dr Hu Berry seems to be unbiased and conservative and his estimation of c.240 kg should remain as canon right now.
Agreed guate! 240 should stand! An exeptional large lion anyway!