Size comparisons

[Luipaard]

But it has been suggested that before the arrival of European ranchers the jaguars there may have not have reached the monstrous sizes they do now. A similar trend is noted with leopards in Southern Africa, according to hunters ranchland leopards are larger and bulkier than those elsewhere in South Africa.

From the paper, "Body mass and skull measurements in four jaguar populations and observations on their prey base.":

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