Freak Specimens

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(06-11-2014, 08:48 PM)'TheLioness' Wrote: If a wild lion attained the weight of 272 & 313kg, in captivity 375kg(he was captured in the serenget at 6months of age) and 366kg(weighed at only 4 years old, however male lions continue growing till 7) why couldn't that lion grow to 408kg? [img]images/smilies/undecided.gif[/img] There is a lot of questioning even of 600-800 lb lions. I'm very unsure why there is so many doubts, however when the same exact thing is posted but with a tiger, it is not questioned. No one questioned the 250kg wild amur tiger, till guate got info it was closer to 200kg. However until he did find out the weight everyone already had accepted it, but if a lion of 230kg or even 200kg at all is posted with reliable evidence it is shunned. 

I would really appreciate it, when someone brings forth proof similaur to what the other side is bringing, there is a mutual respect. I really enjoy this forum however, I will stop posting here an delete my account if some of these minor bias things don't stop. Its frustrating, every post you guys make I don't reply back for proof and when you post it I don't say its false, the same should be done for me. [img]images/smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Zookeepers and trainers don't adjust stomach content when they weigh their big cats either, I would assume. So a lot of these 800lb animals could be closer to 700lb and so on and so forth.

Lions may not attain largest sizes as often as tigers, but to think a lion cannot attain weights such as other tigers is purely bias. I believe African lions and Bengal tigers in zoos to be around the same weight in captivity(largest animals) while the Siberian tiger is much bigger, however some healthy and fit can be small 350-400 lbs.
 Not all big lions are obese either, same goes for other tigers. Depending on their enclosures and inrichement they can maintain their muscle mass and look half way decent, even at large weights.


This is a pretty tall well built male
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trvPZBkTg4g
 

 

I am not questioning the possibility of the 900 pounds non-obese lion in the captivity, but we just require the specimen to be measured and verified like they did to Baikal.
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