Largest Living wild lions ?

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(08-25-2014, 04:35 PM)'Amnon242' Wrote: ...I remember that discussion on AVA...all I could do was to laugh. Because both sides - tiger fanatics and lion fanatics spent enormous amount of time in absurd discussions in order to prove whether some lion was/was not weighted...

It seems that the lion was weighted. And even if not - what does it mean? Ok he would be not exactly 250/253 kg, but perhaps some kgs less or more...why is it so important?  

 

In fact, the problem was not the 250/253 estimation, it was the 280 kg figure, THAT was the problem.

However, like I stated before, the estimation could be, in fact, between 247-253 kg, if we take in count the fact that male lions gorge themselves up to 33 kg or more (Schaller, 1972). However, the round number of 250 kg is simple a good guess, as even the figure of 280 kg could be wrong, depending of the scale used. From my part, the figure of 250 kg should stand, what we need now are body measurements.

I remember the case of the lions in the Crater, where the team itself stated that the scale used was old and inaccurate. Same happen with other tigers in India, for example the +200 kg male from Pench, which simply bottomed the scale of 200 kg used. They don't even bother themselves in buy a new or larger scale, or simple they don't have the money, which is also a reality in those areas.

These cases are sad because scientists lost the opportunity to get invaluable data from this animals.

Other thing, it is tragic to know that this amazing male was killed. I did not know it until now. Reply