Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards

[Pckts]

(09-04-2019, 01:27 AM)chui_ Wrote:

(09-04-2019, 01:14 AM)Pckts Wrote: Considering Money is involved I have my doubts that they are more or less reliable than any others claimed, I know they are fairly consistent with their weights and very few have been over the 90kg threshold which is in line with Leopards weights from any source.

The SCI records have nothing to do with weight. Their purpose is to provide measurements of things like horns, antlers, and skulls of animals. The idea is that these trophy remains can be measured and confirmed by a third party long after the animal is killed so there is no bias in measuring. But clearly that doesn't appear to be working.

The weight or body length of the animal may be reported by the hunter themselves or the professional hunter involved but it is not recorded in SCI's database.

I mentioned this above in the same post but I was editing  during your response so it didn't show.

I'd imagine their data base is significant and wide reaching, spanning across any reserve that allows Leopard game hunting throughout Africa. I'd think they'd have access to more skulls and measurements than most if not any other modern day source. I'm sure errors occur but I'm not ready to discredit all of them. There are still strict guidelines, rules and regulation to keep the errors minimal.

Here you can see a few hunted with their weights, some on the SCI list some not, but some huge Leopards either way.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/game.animals/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1411752695512686&ref=page_internal
*Scroll through the comment section on the Leopard photos.*

The consensus there seems to be that any Leopard near 90kg should be considered a maximum weight Reply