Size comparisons

[Shadow]

(01-31-2019, 09:38 PM)Pantherinae Wrote: @Shadow 
The picture is just a comparison between the species, I don’t see why you should write male or female on the picture? You can do it ofcourse, but I don’t see why it’s worth mentioning if someone doesn’t? Everyone would know this is a smaller leopard, because I doubt this will be the first time anyone that would visit this forum have seen these animals together. A large male leopard and a large female hyena is about the same size, big individuals are about 70 kg, excceptional induviduals might exceed 90 kg. :)

I understand, that many times it doesn´t feel important to put information about things, what we think as self evident. I just think, that it is good to remember that some people might look at photo like that and think like "ok, just some photoshopped biased crap" when leopard looks so small and there is a male lion same time and thread is named size comparisons :) So even writing like: camera trapped, female leopard, male lion and hyena, sex uncertain. 

I think a little bit like this.... you remember when computers were new thing? When in companies (as today are) there were it-support people. You had some problem with computer, then calling to support and there someone started to explain something, which was self evident to him, but to one who was listening it was like listening mandarin chinese... I remember many times, when I got fed up and said: "Shut up and come here to show so that someone else can understand too, not just other it-support workers" :)

I have a little bit same kind of mentality here, I think :) I know sizes of animals, you know, most of people here know. But I think, that also many people can look things here, who are maybe not so well informed. But now this matter is getting too much attention, I thought, that you reply and I reply shortly when I wrote that first comment Reply