Captive Lion and Tiger weights

[Shadow]

(02-03-2020, 08:08 PM)Hello Wrote:

(02-03-2020, 07:55 PM)Shadow Wrote: I got today reply from Kristiansand zoo concerning lion Aslan. 

His highest recorded weight was 253 kg, in August 2015. Now at the moment, as an old lion, his weight is still 233 kg. They haven´t ever measured his shoulder height or body length, they just said, that he is truly a big lion :)

According to @Pantherinae  260 kg is the peak while 252 is the lowest

This is from the Kristiansand zoo biologist.:

"Thank you for your e-mail. Yes, Aslan is a big cat. The highest weight we have recorded is 253 kg in august 2015. We have never measured his shoulder height or body length. At the moment Aslan is 233 kg."


Memory can make tricks after some time, when remembering just something like 250-260 kg, but as you can see, this biologist has checked things. I asked also specifically what is the highest weight of Aslan, which they confirm. If there have been some unofficial weighings, impossible for me to say. Maybe they have discussed in the zoo, that he might have been that much at some point, but never weighed. Pity that they haven´t measured his other dimensions, I suggested, that if they in some way could.... :) Reply