BODY SIZE AND MASS OF NGORONGORO CRATER LIONS

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(02-17-2015, 11:59 PM)'Amnon242' Wrote:

(02-17-2015, 11:52 PM)'Pckts' Wrote: 146 kg is a decent size for a Tom of 4 years of age, nothing special by any means but he could still put on another 50+kg of size in the next 4-6 years.

He is from the Masek Pride, so I will look up where they are inside the NCA.

  

50+ kg? Oh no...at this age he probably wont be any longer or taller...and he is already quite massive. Give him 20-30 kg max.

BTW I know about one amur tiger who is around 220 kg at the age of 2. According to you, he should be well over 300 kg in his prime :-)
Another example - I think you know the table with the data on growth of 3 bengal tigers (2 males, 1 female). The males were 200 kg at the age of 2...so again..they should hit 300 kg in their prime :-)
 

 

Weighing about 220kg at the age of 2 , he is absolutely huge, perhaps he has the potential to go even a bit further than 300kg.

Some non-obese captive Amurs that hit 400kg could be explained as the genetic throwback.

Those who don't have this trait are basically same as their wild counterparts. Reply