Persian Leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor)

[Pckts]

(05-15-2019, 06:50 AM)Styx38 Wrote: @Pckts 


"Where did you get that Leopards dont hunt Sambar in the GIR?"


Why do you ignore all the sources that I post? Those were juveniles.

"It contrasted findings of the study reported avoidance of sambar instead of constituting the largest proportion of the diet of leopard [1]. Although scat analysis does not provide information on age and sex of prey consumed but can be suspected of yearling and faun age in case of large-sized prey consumed by leopards (Pers. Obs.)."


Even the source you mentioned has one juvenile sambar that was killed by a leopard 


"And which sub species would that be exactly?"

Obviously Anderson's group: African Savanna Leopard. Are you playing games with me?

Pckts Wrote:Where did I say persians arent the largest sub species? The fact is that Leopards from C/S/E Africa all have cats who've scored higher and weighed equal, hence they grow as large just not as often

You finally understood what I was stating. There is a higher frequency of larger Leopards in  areas where they are the apex predators, like the Persian

Pckts Wrote:the fact that large leopards thrive in high lion density and benefit from the massive amount of prey, even juvenile prey offer larger weights than the averages taken anywhere else.

They don't live like the king since their kills can still be stolen from trees. 

Not to mention, they can't freely eat their large meals. If this was in the plains, by now hyenas and lions would be on the carcass:

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First it was "leopards dont kill sambar" then it was "leopards dont kill Sambar in the gir" now its "all sambar killed in gir are juveniles"

I've already posted predation on adult Sambar, the study was conducted by scat and kill site and Sambar is the 2nd most frequent prey item. You claiming them all to be sub adult is unfounded. The study only says that kill sites didnt have an adult Sambar but the scat samples contained Sambar as the 2nd highest valuation and considering out of the 50+ sites only 16 were fresh, even that is hardly conclusive. 

Your claim about my favorite sub species is ridiculous, it's a childish notion. When someone disagrees with you it's not always because they are bias, considering I've shown numerous measurements, given exames and posted data I'd say it's coming from a place of science and not blind loyalty. I'd also say I've earned the benefit of the doubt and I'm sure most here would agree. 

You think all Leopards take their kills up a tree?
Leopards eat off the ground all the time, the plains dont just have trees like the forest of India, they are spread out and can be quite far from each other. Leopards make kills that sometimes arent near a tree or too big to haul so they drag it to a hidden spot and they consume it. Sometimes they are ran off, sometimes they hold their ground, sometimes they eat in piece, etc. But the fact remains, the only reason they compete against all these other predators is because the prey biomass is so high. Reply