Size comparisons

[Luipaard]

(06-18-2019, 10:57 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(06-18-2019, 11:45 AM)Luipaard Wrote: And while the Ethiopian one looks impressive, it's nothing compared to an (estimated) 220lb leopard from DR Congo:

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Again,the whole point is that these positions create a false sense of size
For instance

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I think all would agree that this looks like a gigantic leopard, and he is. But he is a Zim. Male who weighed 82kg 

Or this one

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As you can see, none of these Leopard are small and there is no way to tell which is larger overall but the one fact about them is that none of them weighed more than 90kg and even after being baited. 
And while both the Ethopian and DR Congo males look impressive as well, they would most likely fall right into the exact same category as these Toms. 

Quote:I don't know how tall those men are, but the hunter who shot the Ethiopian leopard appears to be tall imo but doesn't even manage to lift the leopard off the ground. The other two men seem average sized and obese.

Their height is obviously unknown, so that isn't something we can debate, but the Ethopian Leopard's head definitely looks lower down on the man than the other two, the Ethiopian's legs are directly underneath it, like it's standing upright compared to the other 2 which have their legs out in front of their body which reduces height and last is that the other 2 both look a little bit more hefty than the Ethopian.

In the first photo you clearly see how they put the leopard in such an angle it appears bigger than it really is. I don't like these pictures becouse they will try to exaggerate the size of their 'trophy'. So yeah, these positions do create a false sense of size. However, the DR Congo male isn't in a different angle, it's just in front of them. The man holding his tail kinda confirms that. And I can tell he's big just by looking at his skull and the fact he originates from Central Africa. 

I also don't believe in this 90kg barrier for leopards. Reply