Modern Weights and Measurements of Leopards

[Luipaard]

67.5kg male leopard (Namibia, Africa)

"Saturday wasn’t much of a day off for Team 5 because we caught a leopard overnight at the Bergposten box trap.

Weighing in at 67.5 kg, the leopard was determined to be an adult male of sufficient size to collar. Samples were taken of his conjunctiva, saliva, capillary blood from his ears, arterial blood, and fecal samples. The Biosphere team was able to watch the entire process except for the initial immobilization darting at the trap. We did get to hear it, however, and at that moment it sounded like it was a 200 kg leopard!"

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Source: https://blog.biosphere-expeditions.org/2013/10/21/update-from-our-working-holiday-volunteering-with-leopards-elephants-and-cheetahs-in-namibia-africa-httpwww-biosphere-expeditions-orgnamibia-31/ Reply