Largest Living wild lions ?

[Richardrli]

1. The email response when I contacted Timbavati headquarters about this lion back in August 2012 was that when it was weighed the figure was 281 kg, suggesting that it's a precise figure and not an estimate.

2. They said that the lion had eaten recently and that on an empty stomach he was around 253kg. I agree that this is a bit too precise (i.e too good) to be 100% accurate but considering that it was a vet that made the estimate I trusted his opinion. Keep in mind that this lion could have been 255kg or even 260kg because he most likely would have digested a portion of that previous meal.

3. There's no reason to suspect that the scale used was inaccurate. After all, a vet would make sure the equipment is functioning properly and for all we know it could well have been a digital scale. Reply