Comparing Cats: A Discussion of Similarities & Differences

[Dark Jaguar]

5 Jaguars Measured ON STRAIGHT LINES.

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2 average Pantanal males

104 kg male (source: Almeida)

Head Girth: 67.31 cm
Neck Girth: 63.5 cm
Chest Girth: 102.87 cm
Girth of middle of belly (full): 116,8 cm
Shoulder Height: 76.2 cm
Tail Length: 55.8 cm
Total Length: 201.93 cm


105 kg Empty male (source: Almeida)

Head Girth: 71.75 cm
Neck Girth: 64.77 cm
Chest Girth: 109.22 cm
Girth of middle of belly (empty): 113 cm
Shoulder Height: 73.66 cm
Tail Length: 59.69 cm
Total Length: 209.55 cm

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1 Pantanal female

86 kg female (source: Almeida)

Chest Girth: 100 cm
Girth of middle of belly (partly filled with caiman remains): 109 cm
Tail Length: 60 cm
Total Length: 203.2 cm

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2 Larger males measured on straight lines 1 from Pantanal and other from Porto Primavera.

119 kg empty male (source: Almeida) location: Pantanal

Head Girth: 73.66 cm
Neck Girth: 64.77 cm
Chest Girth: 109.22 cm
Girth of middle of belly (empty): 113 cm
Shoulder Height: 73.02 cm
Tail Length: 54.61 cm
Total Length: 212.09 cm

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122 kg Pita (Source: Crawshaw) location: Porto Primavera

Head Girth: 71 cm
Neck Girth: 70 cm
Chest Girth: 114 cm
Shoulder Height: 70 cm
Body length: 151 cm
Tail Length: 56 cm
Total Length: 207 cm

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NOTE: The 104 kg and the 119 kg males sourced by Almeida according to him they both had about 5 cm of their tails bitten off by Piranhas. Reply