Rainforest Leopards

[Pckts]

(04-23-2019, 08:37 PM)Luipaard Wrote:

(04-23-2019, 04:48 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(04-23-2019, 11:03 AM)Luipaard Wrote:

"The male in my video his weight is a little more than 90 kg which is the maximum weight in Gabon, we had never met this male before in the region, the guides of Nyonié they estimate his weight can be even over 100 kg"

Except for the fact that he wasn't weighed, correct?

Comparing him to a tiny female is misleading, be honest, how large do you actually think that female is?

I'd have serious doubts of that leopard being even 90kgs either, he looks like a good sized Male but not one that is 40% heavier than a good sized Leopard from S. Or E. Africa.

That's your opinion and that's fine by me. I also know your opinion about these Central African leopards (being equal to other, mediocre subspecies). But I'm still gonna lean towards the guides their estimation if that's okay for you.

Quote:Comparing him to a tiny female is misleading

Except for the fact that she wasn't weighed, correct? As I've mentioned before, sexual dimorphism in Central African leopards is extreme.

Sexual Dimorphism in C. Africa is no different than anywhere else.


Jaguar

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Tiger

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^Sub Adult male BTW^

Lion

Leopard *Not from C. Africa*

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Lion
Asiatic

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African

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From my post #103 in the "Big Males compared to females" thread.

"All big 4 show similar sexual dimorphism. 



(Females)               (Males)
80kg-170kg       170kg-272kg     = Lions (Asiatic-African) and Tigers (Indian)
40kg-100kg       60kg - 150kg     = Jaguars 
30kg-60kg         40kg - 100kg     = Leopards (African-Indian-Persian)

Locations not included.

Just to elaborate a bit further, Big Cats are like people, they come in all shapes and sizes. Some are much larger or smaller than others, so sometimes you'll see a large female with a small male or vice versa and it may give you a false sense of individual size. I generally try to avoid coming to conclusions on individual size unless I'm familiar with the female and/or male."


This still holds true, no Panthera shows any more or less dimorphism it just depends on the individuals you're comparing them too. Reply