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BODY SIZE AND MASS OF NGORONGORO CRATER LIONS

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BODY SIZE AND MASS OF NGORONGORO CRATER LIONS

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02-12-2015, 01:19 AM ( This post was last modified: 02-12-2015, 01:23 AM by tigerluver )

Not my data, but another poster from a couple of years ago on AVA. He showed 20 lion data sources and came up with this:


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With the girths you have stated, the range is 188 kg - 211 kg with his equation. No log scaling so maybe increase the maximum 5 kg to 216 kg. I do not know your sources or sample size for your estimates, so maybe those would explain the discrepancy. There are more factors affecting weight than just chest girth as well, so if the Crater lions were longer or shorter proportionately, numbers change. 

With the original paper numbers, young adults (212 kg) and adults (200 kg) average 206 kg. Young adults will probably fill up more in time, so 212 kg or a bit higher is okay for the estimate based on that equation only. @GuateGojira could probably explain what error was found (besides the wrong equation) in personal communication of another poster.
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