Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

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(02-08-2022, 05:46 AM)LoveAnimals Wrote: It's bad we lack data on Aberdare leopards isn't it. To me they are the only leopards that can rival if not even exceed the Persians in size.
We have only two records from there, both hunting records that might be reliable and both are 90+ kg males. The 92.5 kg male hunted by Tony france and the estimated 90-100 kg male. Which is a very large individual so it's probably lucky. Maybe those areas produce huge males as regular as persian ones? We'll never know. But we can say they look impressive.

This male below is dope. 

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This male has by far the largest and WIDEST skull I've ever seen on a live leoaord

It looks like a jaguar, honestly. Also leopards in the Congo area, where there are no lions, are also reputed to be of great size.

Other population is that of Sri Lanka, but I don't remember specimens as massive as these males from Aberdares, Congo and Iran. Maybe other people may present information from other areas.

I think that the difference is more about mass than body size. I checked all the sizes on the Indian leopards and I doubth that any big African or Iran leopard can surpass those lengths "between pegs". So is just about massiveness probably. Reply