Modern Weights and Measurements of Wild Lions

[Pckts]

(03-07-2022, 05:40 AM)bigcatpower Wrote:

(03-07-2022, 04:39 AM)Pckts Wrote: Details on Smuts heaviest lion

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@Pckts Thanks alot! This is great info! I've heard of the 225kg from Smuts. Did any other researchers use his same method of verifying lion weights? I was hoping we could multiple lions with verified and proven weights above 500lbs (with empty stomachs of course). 225kg always seemed a bit low for me, particularly for Lions in Southern Africa.

Smuts used a mix of estimating the amount of bait eaten or examining stomach content. When he culled Lions he was able to examine the stomach content but other times he would just bait them then minus an estimated weight from their total weight based off of what he thought they ate from the bait up to 30kgs.

There are others that have been able to examine stomach content but it’s rare, only amongst hunters were they really able to do so. Generally speaking it’s an estimation for stomach content. There really is no way to know for sure unless you cut them open and view it. Reply