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Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
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Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards
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"A Large Male Leopard Was Hit By A Car In The Air Force Base Here In Hoedspruit.
He Was A Stunning Boy Weighing 77kg! Luckily X-Rays Revealed No Fractures, And He Probably Just Had Some Soft Tissue Damage. He Was Released That Same Afternoon"  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.facebook.com/ProvetWildlifeServices/posts/a-large-male-leopard-was-hit-by-a-car-in-the-air-force-base-here-in-hoedspruithe/1196754790344181/   *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (06-18-2020, 06:51 AM)Pckts Wrote: Wait, so the Leopards in the Transvaal Low Veld were smaller than they are now? Also, Indian and East African Leopards are around the same size? So, there is confirmation of Somali Leopards being the same size as Cape Leopards? Here is a more recent weight measurement and estimate for Somali Leopards. "Females average only 50 to 60 pounds (23-27 kg) and males are 50 percent larger, or 34.5-40.5 kg." Source: Big Cats By Tom Brakefield
75kg male and 35kg female collared (South Africa)
Putting up cage traps for catching leopard  *This image is copyright of its original author Success. KNP vet Marcus Hofmeyr darting the big tomcat  *This image is copyright of its original author 5 Minutes and he is a flat cat  *This image is copyright of its original author Turning the leopard onto its side to help it breathe easier  *This image is copyright of its original author Taking blood samples  *This image is copyright of its original author Preparing the stretcher to receive the big cat. About 75kg of big cat  *This image is copyright of its original author He almost slips straight through the stretcher, Nakedi gets an arm around its body and stops it from going all the way  *This image is copyright of its original author On unsure footing trying to get 75kg of cat back into the bag  *This image is copyright of its original author Regaining control  *This image is copyright of its original author Delivering the package  *This image is copyright of its original author Unwrapping the stretcher Markus realize the cat has stopped breathing and we start CPR immediately  *This image is copyright of its original author Nakedi takes over from Markus breathing into the nostrils, myself doing the heart massage while Marcus gets the antidote to the drugs ready  *This image is copyright of its original author Nakedi doing the kiss of life on a leopard  *This image is copyright of its original author Markus administers the antidote  *This image is copyright of its original author Nakedi making sure the airways are clear, Markus feeling the animal's pulse  *This image is copyright of its original author 10 Seconds after the antidote is in his system he's breathing on his own and we clear the area  *This image is copyright of its original author One day after the big male, we get a female in another cage trap. Here she is already asleep with Markus keeping an eye on her.  *This image is copyright of its original author She weighs about 35 kg so no crane needed this time  *This image is copyright of its original author Markus checking the size for the radio collar.  *This image is copyright of its original author Finished and fitted  *This image is copyright of its original author More photos can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/pauli.viljoen/media_set?set=a.10150401755697864&type=1
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If we are going by biggest to smallest Leopard subspecies, the list would be: 1. Persian Leopard 2. African Forest Leopard (Unsure about Sri Lankan Leopard) 3. South African Leopard 4. Tie between Indian and other African Leopards 5. Indochinese Leopard 6. Amur Leopard (unsure about Javan Leopard) 7. Weird specimens, such as the Somalian and Cape Leopards 8. Arabian Leopard ^Let me know if I made a mistake. (06-21-2020, 02:28 AM)Styx38 Wrote: @ Definitely a toss up between Persian and (West) African forest leopards for the number 1 spot. Then you have so many African populations who differ so much from each other (e.g. Kruger leopards and Cape leopards) because of various reasons (different climate, prey abundance, ...). But I'd rank them as followed:
Amur leopard:  *This image is copyright of its original author Indochinese leopard:  *This image is copyright of its original author Javan leopard:  *This image is copyright of its original author It's quite difficult to rank them imo (bar the smaller populations) because of extreme individualism within leopards. Exceptional large males from South Africa (e.g. Mbavala leopard from Kruger, Camp Pan from Sabi Sands, ...) could be ranked higher for example.
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Male leopards from Himachal, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan, Haryana and Terai constantly weigh over 70 kilos. Whereas, only exception specimens like Temple male from Kabini reach such weights. So, the North Indian leopards average very close to Sri Lankan leopards even though the South Indian leopards are genetically closer.
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Quote:Male leopards from Himachal, Kashmir, Northern Pakistan, Haryana and Terai constantly weigh over 70 kilos Do you mean that adult males weigh at least 70kg, including average sized males? If so, that's impressive. Do you have some data to post in this thread?
Actually, what I meant was the frequency of males weighing over 70 kilos from Northern India is much higher than Southern India. You can look at some measurements from this thread itself, there are about 5 males who weighed above 70 kilos.
The average weight is definitely not over 70 kilos for North Indian leopards but it is definitely higher by about 15% than South Indian leopard. (06-21-2020, 09:10 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: Actually, what I meant was the frequency of males weighing over 70 kilos from Northern India is much higher than Southern India. You can look at some measurements from this thread itself, there are about 5 males who weighed above 70 kilos. Well in that case they may be ranked next to Sri Lankan leopards. About the size of Sabi Sand leopards: "Adult male leopards are significantly bigger than females. Although weights of adult males are often exaggerated, with some captured individuals reported to weigh close to 100kg, a far likelier average weight in the Sabi Sand Reserve would be around 70-75kg. Of course if the leopard has a full stomach that could add significantly to its weight, as individuals can eat probably a good few kilograms of meat at a single sitting. Also, leopards from different areas attain different sizes (eg. Leopards from the Cederberg region of South Africa are much smaller than their Londolozi cousins, but we’ll go into that another day), but wherever you are in the world, adult males are still going to weigh more than females, probably around 50% more in most cases. An average female on Londolozi might be in the 40-45kg range." About their tracks: "This is where things get slightly trickier, as again the size difference isn’t always the only thing to go on. A young male leopard’s tracks can be very similar in size to an adult female, and even within the same sex there is a tremendous amount of variation between individual track sizes. The Nanga female has probably the smallest tracks of any female leopard on Londolozi, whilst the Mashaba and Nkoveni females both have tracks that could easily be confused with a male, so large are they. The Camp Pan male had tracks so big that he was sometimes tracked in the belief that it was a solitary lioness! The general rule of thumb is that males have larger tracks, but the shape of the individual tracks themselves can also give one a clue. The outside edge of a male’s rear pad tends to be quite rounded, whilst a female’s tends to be more angular. Why this is so I can’t say, but it is a fairly consistent rule." https://blog.londolozi.com/2018/08/18/what-is-the-difference-between-a-male-and-female-leopard/#:~:text=The%20bottom%2C%20larger%20set%20of,wider%20than%20the%20hind%20pad.
Some Leopards in the Okavango Delta were tracked and weighed.
. "Leopard mass varied between 63 and 68.5 kg and the average of 65.8 kg was assumed for one individual whose body mass was unknown" source: Hubel Tatjana Y., Golabek Krystyna A., Rafiq Kasim, McNutt J. Weldon and Wilson Alan M. 2018. Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango DeltaProc. R. Soc. B.28520172622 The Okavango Delta males are good sized Leopards around 66 kg. (06-18-2020, 07:46 AM)Styx38 Wrote:I assume you're basing it off of what was about Pocock?(06-18-2020, 06:51 AM)Pckts Wrote: Pocock only looked at musuem specimens that I'm aware of and I'm not sure how many he actually reviewed.  *This image is copyright of its original author
(06-21-2020, 03:51 PM)Luipaard Wrote:(06-21-2020, 02:28 AM)Styx38 Wrote: @ What is the source of the Javan Leopard measurement? (08-23-2020, 11:44 AM)Styx38 Wrote:(06-21-2020, 03:51 PM)Luipaard Wrote:(06-21-2020, 02:28 AM)Styx38 Wrote: @ Ecological Research on Leopards in Cikaniki GN Halimun NP
39kg sub-adult male
"John & Toni with an 18 month old, 39 kg male leopard, caught on a cattle farm and about to be released at Kololo"  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=68296550063&set=a.68292220063&type=3 |
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