Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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Let's add more to the controversy.

I searched in the internet for info about this large leopard and/or the incident of the capture and [font]euthanasia[/font]. I found these two articles, check it:

The moment of the capture:

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Link: http://theiranproject.com/blog/2014/01/0...ngle-iran/

As you can see, the leopard is a large one, with a large stomach which suggest that the leopard was lured to a bait or killed with its prey when he was eating. Its teeth are perfect and he has an amputation in its frontal right arm.

Now, check the pictures of the [font]euthanasia procedure[/font], just days after:

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Link: http://www.payvand.com/news/14/jan/1099.html

What happen here? This most be the same leopard, with the same injure in the frontal leg and in the back, but check it body stage, it is in the bones, it is very small and its teeth are broken. Is this the same leopard or is another case? Could someone check the spot pattern? [img]images/smilies/huh.gif[/img]

At first sight, they look like different animals, but maybe another poster, with a better eye can clarified this issue. If they are two different cases, then the pictures used in the Newsletter are incorrect, and probably the largest male from the first pictures is the male of 115 kg. But if they are the same leopard, it loose its condition incredible fast from the 5 to 14 of January of 2014.

What do you think guys? Reply