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(01-10-2020, 09:14 PM)Hello Wrote: Largest Asiatic named Mohan from Helsinki zoo,I read somewhere in a thread that he was weighed at 220 kgs in his prime
I asked from the zoo about his weight. Veterinarian from there said, that Mohan was approximately 220 kg in his prime. He was weighed when he died, but I´m not sure if that 220 kg was based on earlier weighing or was it an educated estimation.
But I have to say, that when you write, that you estimate some weights, you are making just wild guesses, aren´t you? I mean, to what do you base your estimations in this thread for instance? We all know how impossible it´s to make estimations of weight from photos, you have made before mistakes like 50 kg more or less, that should make you more careful, imo. I don´t want to be mean, but I do find it really odd to see your estimations without any reasoning, to what and how you compare.
For instance when I see photo of Aslan and Mohan, I couldn´t say which one is heavier. I just know it because there is information available. Same thing with many other lions and tigers, some just look more robust than others, but when not side by side, no idea which one really is bigger, when looking different photos with lone tiger.
I estimate on the basis of visibility of ribs and pelvic girth.Sometime its very hard to estimate based on pictures due to angle variations
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