Who's Been To Africa?

[Luipaard]

(05-13-2019, 11:42 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(09-10-2016, 02:42 PM)Pckts Wrote: Notes from shaji discussion

His opinions below:

Tigers are larger than lions.
Shivaji or Waghdoh are the largest tigers he's seen
Sri Lanken leopards are not the largest leopards, African leopards are.
Believes ustaad shouldn't have been removed
Asiatic lions are not exciting, they are very tame compared to their African counterparts due to the fd proceedures with them.
Munna is a normal sized tiger but very mellow with tourists.
Ranthambhore males aren't any larger than any other males he's seen.
He's photographed polar bears and Jaguars in the pantanal as well.
Went to the Sunderbans but couldn't photograph a tiger, it's really rare. Compared it to a 1/500 chance
The largest tigers he's seen are from Tadoba (Shivaji, wagdoh)

@Luipaard 
This was back when I believed Sri Lankan Leopards were possibly the Largest Leopards as well, but through discussions like this one and data analysis I've obviously come to a very different conclusion.

Well I myself have never said that Sri Lankan leopards were the biggest subspecies; they're one of the larger ones alongside the Persian leopard and rainforest leopard. Like I've mentioned before, they're basically a larger version of Indian leopards.

Persian leopards and rainforest leopards are hands down the largest of them all. Visual comparisons and skull measurements prove that. For example, large males from South Africa struggle to reach the average skull size of a Central African male... Reply