Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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@Pckts 


"Where did you get that Leopards dont hunt Sambar in the GIR?"


Why do you ignore all the sources that I post? Those were juveniles.

"It contrasted findings of the study reported avoidance of sambar instead of constituting the largest proportion of the diet of leopard [1]. Although scat analysis does not provide information on age and sex of prey consumed but can be suspected of yearling and faun age in case of large-sized prey consumed by leopards (Pers. Obs.)."


Even the source you mentioned has one juvenile sambar that was killed by a leopard 


"And which sub species would that be exactly?"

Obviously Anderson's group: African Savanna Leopard. Are you playing games with me?

Pckts Wrote:Where did I say persians arent the largest sub species? The fact is that Leopards from C/S/E Africa all have cats who've scored higher and weighed equal, hence they grow as large just not as often

You finally understood what I was stating. There is a higher frequency of larger Leopards in  areas where they are the apex predators, like the Persian

Pckts Wrote:the fact that large leopards thrive in high lion density and benefit from the massive amount of prey, even juvenile prey offer larger weights than the averages taken anywhere else.

They don't live like the king since their kills can still be stolen from trees. 

Not to mention, they can't freely eat their large meals. If this was in the plains, by now hyenas and lions would be on the carcass:

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