South American cougar (Puma concolor concolor)

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(05-18-2023, 05:26 AM)Styx38 Wrote: Anyway here is more of my buddy's exchange with Marlon du Toit.

Toit really does not know much about leopards since he is mixing the Nambian leopard with a Sabi Sands leopard.

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Your "buddy" continues to spread misinformation and now you're spamming this cougar thread on his behalf because he can't do it for himself since he's banned.

The so-called 115 kg leopard was discarded from the study. It was only mention by Dr. Farhadina to make the clarification that the weight would not be included in the official average. He latter confirmed to me that he did not considered that weight to be reliable because the veterinary report stated it at 95 kg. How many times are we going to have to go over this? No scientific organization or leopard biologist for that matter maintains that leopards can surpass 100 kg in weight, as there are no cases in the scientific record from hundreds of leopards captured and weighed across their global range surpassing that threshold. It's not Du Toit the one who is spreading wrong information about leopards here.

Your "buddy" is going out of his way to harass the DMs of a renowned guide because he made a totally harmless and completely uncontroversial claim that didn't suit his biases. Does that seem to you like the behaviour of a mentally sane person?

Stop spamming this thread with your tired imaginary 115 kg leopard claims. This is a puma thread. Reply