Modern Weights and Measurements of Wild Lions

[Pckts]

(02-05-2022, 08:28 PM)SpinoRex Wrote:

(02-05-2022, 08:12 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-05-2022, 07:59 PM)SpinoRex Wrote:

(02-05-2022, 06:51 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(02-05-2022, 04:41 PM)SpinoRex Wrote: UPTADE (New lion weights)

The ecologist of Madikwe said to me:

Quote:The Homob male in Pilannesberg for example weighed 237kgs (pers coms Gus Van

Dyk) but he had just eaten- so arguably you can take of at least 20-30kg

Gus Van?

Did you ask how who/how he obtained the weight from?

No he just said it to me. But Gus Van Dyk is a field biologist and responsible for Wildlife Conservation at Tswali Kalahari now.

I will ask him personally as well

That would definitely be who you want to speak with. Hopefully he can give you some weights and measurements.

Although rob already gave me the info but maybe he has more infos on weighed lions. I will ask now many reserves and nationalparks about their lions.

The batia male 2004 (Rob send me a special picture), Here he isnt so "fat" as before(2001) but really compact. T

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Information about the batia males from Rob

Quote:FYI – The Bartia brothers were introduced into Madikwe from Etosha in 1995

as 3yr olds.

In 2008 at around 16yrs - the one was killed by a buffalo and the other by
other territorial male lions. 

Also i am now in contact with Yamaguchi and shared him the datas about lion and tigers especially about those from Timbavati, The tiger from Jhala and so on. I gave him the contact details of those who weighed them and he was really interested. These individuals may get their place in scientific literature

If Rob is the field biologist, that’s who’s word you should take. Him mentioning that the largest Lion weighed in Kruger was 225kg is probably in regards to Smutts.
I’d ask him more about weights he’s specifically obtained if you can.

Yamaguchi has no real experience with live cats to my knowledge, just skeletal measurements only. Jhala is already highly regarded in the scientific community, his cats have their place. If he chooses to make their weights public is up to him. Reply