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Biggest Leopard Sub-species?
Topic Started: May 17 2012, 08:41 PM (41,453 Views)
ManEater
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286mm skull leopard in french congo and gabon:

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from Zoologische Verhandelingen, 42 to 50

-> https://books.google.fr/books?id=cecgAQAAMAAJ&q=congo+skull+leopard+pocock&dq=congo+skull+leopard+pocock&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=7demVJ3lDcj5UOi1gugN&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw
Edited by ManEater, Jan 3 2015, 03:21 AM.
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maker
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May 18 2012, 07:52 AM
Do you know if Equatorial african Leopards have huge skulls on average or just the extremes? They also take larger prey in such areas due to the lack of Lions / Spotted Hyena, but I.M.O interspecific competition / prey can't be that large a factor as Iran Leopards have Wolves, Striped Hyenas and Brown Bears.
Wolves in Iran are relatively small, striped hyenas travel alone, and Iranian brown bears are relatively small, while lions and spotted hyenas are relatively large, aggressive, and travel in groups.
werewolf2012
May 22 2012, 03:23 AM
For some reason Amur leopards are actually one of the smallest subspecies. One case where Bergmann's rule doesnt seem to apply for some strange reason (maybe food availability).
In addition to low food availability, Siberian tigers, Ussuri brown bears, large wolves, and humans.
Edited by maker, Mar 2 2015, 05:01 PM.
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