Largest cat in history?

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(10-17-2020, 06:25 PM)cheetah Wrote: @Shadow  
https://www.petworlds.net/american-lion/
This site says that american lion weighs 420 kg 
Of course 420 kg is a maximum not average

That site looks to have outdated and controversial information. Used sources seem to be wikipedia which isn´t reliable source for anything just like that. Other source was some site for kids, so neither source wasn´t something what could be considered too reliable.

So that up to 420 kg is one estimation among others and not looking to be latest information. So when you wrote, that American lion would weight 420 kg, it was just one vague claim/guess, not something what could be called just like that as objective truth.

In such cases it would be better to say something like: "This source gives estimation up to 420 kg". Not "American lion weight is around 420 kg" because that latter is basically misinformation, if nothing to back it up. We here aren´t recognized experts and same is with you. So we can´t write just like that, that some animal is this big like our word would be the only one with undeniable authority. People like Schaller, Jhala, Karanth, Troyer and some other well known biologists and field researchers have such authority, that they can give pretty confident opinions, because they have done long careers and a lot of field research etc. 

I gave criticism now, because you have posted some one sentence postings, like you would know without a doubt some things so good, that you can give some exact figures. While obviously you haven´t known so much about the subject in reality. This can feel harsh, but if you post here, you need to do better. One sentence about some controversial issue isn´t enough when making claims. Reply