Size comparisons

[epaiva]

(07-13-2019, 12:37 AM)Pckts Wrote:

(07-13-2019, 12:23 AM)epaiva Wrote:

(07-12-2019, 11:31 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(07-12-2019, 09:45 PM)epaiva Wrote: I contacted Rafael Hoogesteijn today, he told me that the larger Jaguars are the ones from El Pantanal and a small number of Jaguars from Los Llanos are as big as the larger ones in El Pantanal. Females in El Pantanal are bigger and heavier than the ones found in los llanos  he told me that the heaviest captured by them is the one captured on october 12th 2008 he weighted 148 kgs. They captured other big males one weighted 130 kgs

Nice, that you contacted him. Next time you discuss with him it would be nice to know if there is some new study already ready or coming soon, which would include new and recent information about average weights in different areas/populations. It would be interesting to see what kind of differences there are compared to 1996 study overall.

Also very interesting if this paulo joins here. People like him just have to know what happens in their environment and how animals behave in different situations. While many discussions focus to tigers and lions, South America has so many interesting species. People should also "harass" more @epaiva . He knows much more, than he tells here about many things. He is out there measuring snakes, weighing animals and who knows what. I guess, that he is a bit shy

In Venezuela only one person has been studying Jaguars since 2009, his name is Wlodek Jedrzejewski he has been doing a great research and the very good thing happening in Venezuela is that their numbers are increasing, he told me that he has seen very large Jaguars but the bad thing about him is that he does not want to share his pictures, it is incredible because he went to my house to measure my 4 puma skulls from Los Llanos and a skull of a small female jaguar from Estado Amazonas. He is not capturing weighting and measuring Jaguars because it is too expensive and you know our big economic problems here in Venezuela today, he is receiving economic help from a owner of a big ranch in Los Llanos and from Rafael Hoogesteijn, they are the only persons helping him with his research of Jaguars  and wild cats in Venezuela.

As long as he's out there researching them and bringing attention to their fight, that's all you can ask for.  
Quick question...
I'm assuming he's a foreigner, are they treated as horribly in Venezuela as they are in Brazil?

Paulo has literally had his food poisoned, guns pulled on him and people threatening to stab him.
It's crazy the amount of disrespect that has been thrown his way.

@Pckts
Where is Paulo from? Hope he is ok right now in Brazil Reply