Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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Good point Tigerluver, I think that your observation is accurate. Contrary to popular belief (sadly, also popularized by scientific books), the large cats don't gorge themselves in every moment, especially in the areas with high prey density. Maybe, if the "gorged" hypothesis is correct, the "empty" weight could be closer to c.100 kg, which still will be a great record.

By the way, I have contacted Dr Farhadinia and he redirect me to the veterinary that weighed and measured this leopard. Let's see what data could I get with him. Dr Farhadinia told me that he will use my comparison image in the facebook page of the project. I will be very happy if he do this. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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