Modern Weights and Measurements of Jaguars

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Onçafari posted publicly the data on the capture of Joker last year that Edu sent me before, this time with his body length!

"In the 2020 capture campaign at @refugioecologicocaiman we captured the biggest #jaguar we have ever monitored! Joker was already an old friend for our camera traps, but last year we were able to measure its size, weight and collect data to understand more about the jaguars here in this region of the Pantanal.

Joker weighed more than 140 kilos and measured 2.50m from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. He is an example of how big the Pantanal jaguars are when compared to jaguars from other regions of Brazil."

I really wonder how much he truly weights in the absolutes, I'm almost certain he is larger than López. It's such a shame he was so heavy that they couldn't even lift him up. It's clear that when dealing with the largest male jaguars there needs to be systems put in place that resemble lion or tiger capture procedures (including collars that are wide enough for their neck, as Joker is so big not even a collar fits him), to avoid running into troubles weighing them. Reply