Asiatic Lion - Data, Pictures & Videos

[Rishi]

(05-09-2018, 06:40 PM)peter Wrote: RISHI

You're right. I edited my previous post. This one has an apology as well. 

As to the effect of numbers (population size) on size. Individual variation could be an indicator of a bottleneck in the recent past. It's present in Panthera leo persica, but not in Panthera tigris altaica (referring to wild animals).

This is a good thread (good work), but we need recent information on size (wild animals). See what you can do.

Right now, all i can do is wait.

But i always visit the zoos in every city i travel to!
If what "Spirit Lion" weight chart says is true & the captive lions' weight are indeed comparable to their wild counterparts, then i can't but dare speculate a bit based on the available data.
Because that's what got me asking questions in the first place...

The previous male of Delhi was one of India's smallest. The lower limit of 140kg you provided seems fitting.

London Zoo's current male Bhanu is about 150kg (mentioned in video).

Most captive lions in India are of Prague Zoo's Jamvan size, sent in 2016 at 3-years-old, whom @Amnon242 estimated to be 150-160 kg.

...compared to their older lion Paris (died this February at age of 15) who weighed 178kg a year before this footage. 

While London's male Lucifer was 30 Stones (190kg) in 2014, before being moved.

One can see, that both of these last two look roughly average or barely above compared to today's wild ones, while the previous ones were clearly subpar!

Sakkarbaug zoo might be holding an even bigger one, but i have nothing on him.

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