Captive Lion and Tiger weights

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(03-01-2020, 07:02 PM)Hello Wrote:

(03-01-2020, 01:24 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(03-01-2020, 12:20 PM)Hello Wrote: I got Aslan's standing shoulder height ,115-120  probably the tallest lion since the tallest was 114 cm

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You got estimations, not measured information. I got from Kristiansand zoo biologist exact weights, in his prime 253 kg and then now at the moment 233 kg. Aslan is for sure big and estimations which you got can be quite close to reality as that weight estimation show, when comparing it to real weight. But his shoulder height has never been measured. As that reply which you got also show.

He was measured by @Pantherinae,see post#1349

No, no he wasn´t since zoo confirm 253 kg and biologist also say frankly, that he has never been measured what comes to shoulder height. I think, that @Pantherinae simply remembered wrong after some time. I´ve asked from him about shoulder height before.

Of course if there has been some unofficial weighing at some point. Anyway when we have here weights and measurements we have many claims. When talking about extreme weights and measurements people always get more critical. This has been discussed time to time and best way to avoid speculations is to get confirmations from more or less "official" sources. We are all here for some random visitors just "avatars", you, me and of course @Pantherinae too. So when someone say, that he or she has worked somewhere, that´s ok. But in reality who knows really? I could say, that I´m a biologist and no-one could be sure. So best way to avoid confusion and speculations is to treat all information equally. Can it be backed up and how?

I have learned that a lot of old information from well known posters have been vague and many times impossible to verify. Sometimes it has been incorrect too. @Pantherinae has shared good information and what comes to Aslan, difference between information from the zoo biologist was minimal. Something what can happen with time, when not remembering anymore exactly, but approximately. Someone could have even said, that Aslan was 255 kg even though result was 253 kg, people tend to round numbers time to time and of course 2 kg in that level is meaningless. 

In some other cases then differences have been even huge. I personally, when some information is from some poster and reasoning is "I say so", double check. If that is impossible, then I count such claim to "rumor class". Everyone are free to choose whom they believe or not. Now you had this Kistora. Source is, let me guess, that Kennion who then wasn´t after all same person as this eagleraptor? Anyway only source is this person? Or has the zoo given any information too? Reply