Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards

[Luipaard]

Quote:The 115kg cat was revised to be 95kg and was indeed the same cat, allegedly.
And which peer reviewed paper was it claimed in?
I know it was claimed but dismissed in the Persian Study.

There was a vet who commented on the change from 115kg to 95kg but I don't know where it is now but I'm sure @Luipaard has it.

The veterinarian never said anything about a change. He simply spoke of a huge 100kg male:

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The Facebook page of Persian leopard conservation speaks of a 95kg. It was a big male no matter which weight is the accurate one.

Quote:Adding on to this, here is a large 240cm or 7'8'' Persian said to be at least 70kg

240 cm long .. this magnificent chap when we first captured him in Sep 2014 to collar ..
My Journey with Persian Leopardsat least 70 kg
My Journey with Persian LeopardsTail and body

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Is it possible that this is Borna/M3? After he has a total length of 241cm.

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Quote:None higher than the 18.75 score on the list posted outside of the Persian/Congo Basin Skulls.

Which also wouldn't crack the top 10.

What do you mean? The one from Tanzania has a 19" skull? The one from Chad scores better too?

Quote:We do have a weight for this guy 

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"The score ended up to be 18 4/16(dry), the body was not that long(7.2 feet), he weighed 185 pounds. Length and weight are irrelevant, because if he had a full stomach, he would have weighed over 200 pounds. Something very interesting I thought, was that his tail had a circumference at the base of 10 inches."

https://www.kalahari-trophy-hunting.com/...ws-11.html

So the 92kg Kenyan Leopard seems reasonable as well.

There's another huge, possible +100kg Namibian leopard in case you haven't seen this yet:

"got these pics from a friend.This Tom was shot last Monday. 
A lucky snapshot on the way to the bait. 
The scale showed only maximum 100 kg. 
Big like a lioness. 
They guessed him at 120 kg and minimum 15 years. 
What a monster from the Komas Highlands. 
Waidmannsheil to this outstanding cat."

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This is apparently its 'verified' weight:

"Some news : official weight 108 KG (the information will be made public there) During farm control at 150 m a lucky shot with the .300 Win Mag and a bullet splinter in the spine,one roar and than immediately dead."

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/namibia-a-new-leopard-record.58879/

120kg is impossible but 108kg could be plausible if we consider stomach content. Another huge specimen, no matter how much he weighed. Reply