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09-17-2014, 08:54 PM( This post was last modified: 09-17-2014, 08:56 PM by GuateGojira )
Sanjay, here are a few corrections that you should made personally. I don´t think it will be correct to put them in the "feedback":
On the tiger:
* If you are going to put subspecies, put its scientific name too (use italics).
* On the size issue, don’t repeat the same statements in the web. We already know that Bengal and Amur are of the same size.
* No capital letters on the animal names. Check the gaur, also use they scientific names. It looks professional with them.
On the lion:
* Use “Lions are, on average, slightly smaller than the largest tigers, they are social animals….”, this will work better.
* Again, on the subspecies issue, it is important to show new evidence, not only repeat the same statements. The two lion subspecies, based in the latest genetic study of Dubach et al. (2013) are:
- Asian-Barbary-west African lion (Panthera leo leo).
- Eastern and Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita).
Explain that based on DNA, all other previous classifications are invalid, specially those "subspecies" based in ONE specimen and that came from captivity.
* Lions do have larger skulls, but there is no evidence to state that they have larger hearts of larger “bumps”. In fact, similar sized specimens, in the wild, presents similar sized organs, captive specimens (which have been used normally) presents variations that create bias in the comparison. In fact, the lions looks larger because they are relative taller and have a manes. Remember that tigers have larger chest girths too.
* No capital letters on the animal names. In Africa, the main prey are antelopes, zebra and wildebeest. Only in India, deer form part of the diet, there are no deers in Africa.
On the jaguar:
* You could mention that a few facts here:
- Jaguars have a large variation on size, from the Central America specimens which average about 50 kg (on males), to the Brazilian and Venezuelan ones with average weights over 100 kg.
- Based on DNA studies, all jaguars in the entire continent, belongs to a same species with no subspecies, although human intervention have fragmented the habitat of the jaguar in such a manner, that probably some genetic distinction already exist between population, but this is not enough to create subspecies yet.
On the leopard:
* State that leopards have the largest distribution among the big cats.
* They also have size variation, from the smaller ones in the jungles of Central Africa, to the large specimens in Persia, Sri Lanka and Southern Africa.
* It will be interesting to mention that leopards have a particular taste for dogs, which create conflict with humans.
By the way, sorry for have not post my article yet, but I have only the data, no image has been made at the moment. I will have it ready this weekend, 100% sure.
Need article or blog written by members for upcoming section of wildfact
