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01-31-2023, 03:57 AM( This post was last modified: 01-31-2023, 04:12 AM by Luipaard )
I acquired info regarding a Persian male leopard that was hunted down after he attacked a female villager in Turkey, in 1974. The man who shot the leopard was Ahmet Çalışkan. He was a hunter, village headman and a guard. He can be seen here pointing at the leopard:
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Here's a page where they mention its body measurements in Turkish:
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Translated it says the following:
"I saw the shot leopard at the Veterinary Research Station, took pictures and took measurements. I'm taking these below.
Animal shot: Anatolian Parsi (Felis pardus tulliana) Gender: Male Estimated age: 8-10 Weight: 65 Kg Body length: 139 cm (From the nose to the coccyx) Tail length: 97.5 cm Body length (including Tail): 236.5 Body height (Front shoulder): 70 cm
According to the measurements taken, this specimen is of medium size compared to the leopards living in Anatolia. It can be considered a little big compared to its relatives in the world. (In the future, I will mention that the Anatolian leopard is one of the largest of its kind in the world.) "
The leopard is now on display at the Natural History Museum of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration: