Modern weights and morphometric measurements of the cheetah (Acinonyx Jubatus)

[Acinonyx sp.]

@"LoveAnimals" 

Thank you for your kind words. The largest recorded male cheetah was weighed in at 71 kg with stomach content by, it was adjusted to 69 kg and was named Legolas by Cheetah Conservation Botswana. The report of the 72 kg male comes from wikipedia and wikipedia cites the book The behavior guide to African mammals : including hoofed mammals, carnivores, primates by Richard Etes as a citation for the 72 kg male but the book suggests that the largest male cheetah is 65 kg. Therefore there is no '72 kg male cheetah', the largest recorded was 69 kg. Reply