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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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This is the first large sample ive found for captive leopard weights. Its interesting because the average weight for males was 76kg and the average weight for females was 68kg. All animals were healthy and between 3-12 years of age. The largest male leopard weighed 101kg and the largest female leopard weighed 85kg. These are captive indian leopards who were immobilized and weighed in various zoos across india.
 *This image is copyright of its original author https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/44426137/Yohimbine_antagonizes_the_anaesthetic_ef20160405-4574-1x4lrsy-libre.pdf?1459846618=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DYohimbine_antagonizes_the_anaesthetic_ef.pdf&Expires=1651121123&Signature=ei7T4Wb3D3T3SL7fGBSPMfSLUhFAnVZoeh-KEYW7T~bD4SZS9v~JhMLEf~P1KE4ojOb2E3gi9y~yuhvi0SDB9Y74g8t~Ky2FbAisvURDxr~Uu9oI3JPYmY2qzTBRU2tyZGsGh-rj4O8JjFgsfmxjSpcDC4E0lE9OPyCVuY3-C8VVapryhccJXNhm4NDwuAGjWhms5iMDK1A8dKb7H9jfZsJetn9ZUXUWK1H7HGw8u-EfY6u94qgoVh50g8zzdM~aHOezG5JqUAwc~Tpj3bdQztTSwNbCK~fnXTNjyPYVJaKsGBN7k8Wvo57fUeRj-ZgXx5YMfXnROaH8wRdjsKHI4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA  (04-28-2022, 08:50 AM)Twico5 Wrote: This is the first large sample ive found for captive leopard weights. Its interesting because the average weight for males was 76kg and the average weight for females was 68kg. All animals were healthy and between 3-12 years of age. The largest male leopard weighed 101kg and the largest female leopard weighed 85kg. These are captive indian leopards who were immobilized and weighed in various zoos across india.The link doesn't work well, I can't access it. Can you send a valid one because I really wanna see how true the "healthy" claim is but I really doubt that, an 85 kg female leopard would probably be a piece of wobbling fat considering that's an indian female and that the largest recorded female from there was like 59 kgs so assuming that's a large female she would have like 21 kgs of fat. Are there images of the males as well? I probably believe most of them are overweight, I'm curious to see how "healthy" the 101 kg male really is  (04-29-2022, 06:17 PM)LoveAnimals Wrote:Theyre all probably a bit overweight, this is common with captive big cats and i dont think they would be considered unhealthy simply because of belly fat/being really bulky.(04-28-2022, 08:50 AM)Twico5 Wrote: This is the first large sample ive found for captive leopard weights. Its interesting because the average weight for males was 76kg and the average weight for females was 68kg. All animals were healthy and between 3-12 years of age. The largest male leopard weighed 101kg and the largest female leopard weighed 85kg. These are captive indian leopards who were immobilized and weighed in various zoos across india.The link doesn't work well, I can't access it. Can you send a valid one because I really wanna see how true the "healthy" claim is but I really doubt that, an 85 kg female leopard would probably be a piece of wobbling fat considering that's an indian female and that the largest recorded female from there was like 59 kgs so assuming that's a large female she would have like 21 kgs of fat. (04-29-2022, 07:33 PM)LoveAnimals Wrote: No images of the animals? I'll stick then to the fact that imo the leopards are overweight, no way a female leopard from india can touch almost 90 kg and be healthy at the same time. There are a couple of pictures in the web about Indian leopards at zoos. This one is from Peshawar zoo in Pakistan and looks regular, I think:  *This image is copyright of its original author But this one is from Chhatbir zoo of chandigarh, India, and looks a little fat:  *This image is copyright of its original author And finally this one from the Indore Zoo is very fat:  *This image is copyright of its original author So, that is why I always say that we can't use captive animals as surrogates from the wild ones, even when a few stuborns still believe that is correct. Captive animals do not develop in the same form as wild ones in many aspects. 
Measurements of 2 female leopards from north-eastern Namibia
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Female leopard 1 (Fle1) – An extremely shy animal with two cubs (approximately 15 months of age). Moves in the vicinity of a prominent livestock-owning family (including many goats), but has caused no depredation. Fle1 spends much of her time in open grassland habitat and frequently preys on baboon, bushbuck and reedbuck.  *This image is copyright of its original author Female leopard 2 (Fle2) – An extremely aggressive animal with one cub (approximately 20 months of age). As a resident of Mparamure island she is never in contact with human habitation or related threats and is an ideal control subject for the study. Fle2 spends much of her time in wooded hummocks interspersing flooded areas and frequently preys on impala and warthog. Source: Expedition report: Anthropogenic impacts on large-carnivore populations (lion, leopard, hyaena, cheetah and wild dog) in north-eastern Namibia: investigating human-predator coexistence on conservancy managed land (September - November 2008)
40kg sub-adult male
"The wild leopard that entered Ekata Tole of Itahari Sub Metropolitan City has been brought under control after six and a half hours. The leopard that entered the house compound of Neru Chaudhary of Ekta Tole was made unconscious using a dart. The technical team of the Directorate of Livestock and Fishery Development of Province 1 and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve had arrived at the location to take the leopard weighing 40 kilograms under control. The captured male leopard is two years old, said Division Forest Officer Gopal Dahal of the Division Forest Office, Sunsari."  *This image is copyright of its original author https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/leopard-taken-under-control-after-six-and-a-half-hours/
Captive Persian male
 *This image is copyright of its original author Acute hyperkalaemia in a captive Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) immobilised with a ketamine-medetomidine combination
Two 80+ kg males from Namibia that sadly fell to the hands of barbarians called trophy hunters.
Sorry for sensitive images An 82 kg male, the skull is enormous  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.instagram.com/p/BzAwcsmltVP/...mMyMTA2M2Y= And an 86 kg very large male  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.instagram.com/p/B4-FhNGF6r1/...mMyMTA2M2Y=   (08-17-2022, 11:55 PM)Pckts Wrote:(08-17-2022, 11:10 PM)JUJOMORE Wrote:(06-18-2020, 06:51 AM)Pckts Wrote: Thanks!
Namibian male leopard captured on a farm:
"Naankuse’s Rapid Response Unit (RRU) leapt to action again on 26 October. A farmer had lost 10 stud Brahman cattle to spotted hyenas – a difficult deficit to deal with. Understandably concerned, the cattle farmer set up a baited capture cage in the hopes of trapping the culprits and moving them elsewhere. However, the bait tempted a leopard instead, the powerful predator humanely caught. Being conservation-savvy, this farmer kraals all calves for up to six months, this livestock protection technique ensuring that he has never experienced losses to leopards. As a result, he was eager for the leopard to be fitted with a GPS collar and released back onto his land. The big cat, initially believed to be a sub-adult, was a magnificent 64.5kg male leopard instead. Several scars marring his formidable form indicated that he had fought with other male leopards in the area. But overall he sported prime health."  *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://us10.campaign-archive.com/?u=43fd84946735d33ae76f35284&id=c0ad4e4711 
Hello,
Here's some data regarding amur leopards (my favourite leopards); "The known maximum for Amur leopard within the Soviet Union is 48 kg. Two Amur leopards, males of "average dimensions" and "moderate obesity," killed in February and March, 1927" https://archive.org/stream/mammalsofsov2...t_djvu.txt Hope i found more data to share, Thanks! |
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