Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards

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(02-11-2021, 08:30 PM)LoveAnimals Wrote: Normal in which way? As much as I heard males from Namibia average something like 70.3 kgs as liupaard said and there was another post of the weights of several males that averages around 72 kgs somewhere. I would give this leopard a weight of around 86 kgs on empty stomach. Still a large animal.

The average given in post #169 doesn't give us a range or a sample size to deduct its accuracy, also that average was given in a social media comment, and as I remember correctly the same people using that as an average for a leopard population are the same ones trying to delegitimize weights provided by biologists and scientific organizations for other felids through social media means when it suits them.

The average of 72 kg for KwaZulu-Natal leopards only represents leopards of one specific age class and it's not an accurate average for the population as a whole. Population averages involve individuals from all age ranges, from young adults to really old individuals. Exclusively pointing out leopards who are in their prime and singling them out from the rest to reach a higher average is sample bias. If we were to do the same with other species the averages for every single one of those species would be higher as well.

One more thing, Vin Diesel the leopard was never confirmed by any scientific source to have weighed 97 kg. That claim is derived from a Facebook post unrelated to any reputable organization. If we were to take the 97 kg weight claim as face value, then claims of jaguars such as Ruxu weighing 158 kg, or tigers weighing 300+ kg shared on social media would have to be seen as reliable as well. The point being, none of them are. Reply