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Big territorial male leopards; Only territorial male leopards starting 60 kilograms and over
Topic Started: May 29 2012, 11:54 PM (256,489 Views)
Kurtz Nov 14 2013, 04:50 AM Post #526
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MVULA
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Kurtz Nov 14 2013, 08:09 PM Post #527
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Mvula and female Shadow
http://arathusa.co.za/rangers-diary-21-27-july-2013/
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1977marc Nov 15 2013, 05:48 PM Post #528
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 Hi Kurtz, great shots of Mvula.
I am convinced by right now Mvula is the 2nd biggest leopard of the Sabi Sands right know after Camp Pan.
He has grown even this year and for sure bigger than Tyson I think and Kashane
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Kurtz Nov 16 2013, 03:03 AM Post #529
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 Hi Marc,
it is difficult to say, sure Tyson at his prime had the edge on mvula, but is difficult to say cause tyson is not more in his prime, while Mvula is at his absolute best age - size
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Kurtz Nov 25 2013, 11:06 PM Post #530
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 From 1977Marc:
A monster leopard from Mara Plains Camp, Kenya
Olare River male leopard
http://www.frequency.com/video/mara-plains-some-footage-from-yesterday/133061998/-/5-213977
http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9992027/1/#new
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Kurtz Nov 25 2013, 11:12 PM Post #531
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 http://www.blackleopardcamp.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:lucky-leopard-capture&catid=27:blc-news&Itemid=57

big male radiocollared near Lydenburg in Mpumalanga
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Kurtz Nov 25 2013, 11:21 PM Post #532
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 Again after good news(a leopard stand off and a new researcch on leopard above) a very bad news
Musomberi Monster" in Zimbabwe's in at 180 pounds
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another dimond from africa is gone
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RojJones Nov 26 2013, 01:58 AM Post #533
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 I Love Leopard of Rudraprayag
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chui Nov 28 2013, 07:06 AM Post #534
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Nov 25 2013, 11:21 PM
Again after good news(a leopard stand off and a new researcch on leopard above) a very bad news
Musomberi Monster" in Zimbabwe's in at 180 pounds
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A huge leopard indeed, 180lb seems believable especially considering his bulging stomach. However I think that photograph makes him look larger than he actually is. Pictures are useful but I find how impressive an animal looks often varies considerably with the angle of the shot, the posture of the animal, the relative position of the hunter and of course the size of the hunter. As a result I've often noticed how the same specimen may look fairly mediocre in one photograph but exceptionally big in another.

Here's another photo of the "Musomberi Monster". Though this leopard still looks big and impressive, not nearly to the same degree as in the first shot IMO. http://www.africahunting.com/content/2-hunting-leopard-zimbabwe-950/

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And though the head appears enormous in the top photo, at 16 7/8 inches it is big but nothing special. It's not uncommon for male leopards to have skulls measuring over 17 inches and in places like Gabon and Iran a 16 7/8 inch skull would be barely above average. This should give some perspective of how big those leopards are.

I've recently read a very good book on leopard hunting in Zimbabwe which shows a picture of a huge 196lb leopard. I have no reason to doubt the weight given the credibility of the author however in the photo that leopard does not look quite as striking as this one, again I think due to the angle of the shot, the relative positions of the leopard and hunter, and the size of the hunter. I'll post some excerpts from that book when I have some time. I noticed the same thing with pictures of trophy jaguars in Tony Almeida's book. In the photo his biggest jaguar at 262lbs doesn't look particularly special compared to the others though I have no doubt that was indeed a monstrous jag as Almeida described.
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kuri Nov 28 2013, 06:27 PM Post #535
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 please no photos from this fucking hunting sites
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Kurtz Nov 29 2013, 01:54 AM Post #536
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Here's another photo of the "Musomberi Monster". Though this leopard still looks big and impressive, not nearly to the same degree as in the first shot IMO. http://www.africahunting.com/content/2-hunting-leopard-zimbabwe-950/

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And though the head appears enormous in the top photo, at 16 7/8 inches it is big but nothing special. It's not uncommon for male leopards to have skulls measuring over 17 inches and in places like Gabon and Iran a 16 7/8 inch skull would be barely above average. This should give some perspective of how big those leopards are.

I've recently read a very good book on leopard hunting in Zimbabwe which shows a picture of a huge 196lb leopard. I have no reason to doubt the weight given the credibility of the author however in the photo that leopard does not look quite as striking as this one, again I think due to the angle of the shot, the relative positions of the leopard and hunter, and the size of the hunter. I'll post some excerpts from that book when I have some time. I noticed the same thing with pictures of trophy jaguars in Tony Almeida's book. In the photo his biggest jaguar at 262lbs doesn't look particularly special compared to the others though I have no doubt that was indeed a monstrous jag as Almeida described.
this is Tyson male(the last pic in this account) leopard at Phinda- 71 kilograms empty belly close to Walker on the ground and Tyson seems bigger than Musomberi Monster in second pic you posted
http://carlwalker.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/4/tyson-houdini---two-male-leopards-and-an-unfair-battle
(there are two leopard in this account: houdini and Tyson ...Tyson is the bigger leopard on the ground with Carl Walker that provided to radiocollared the impressive male)
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figantee Nov 29 2013, 07:01 PM Post #537
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The average weight of a leopard is 60 kg, but in the filming of adult male leopard youtube documentaries and most seem to have 75 to 80 kg of weight. Or does els only great film?
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Kurtz Nov 29 2013, 08:41 PM Post #538
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The average weight of a leopard is 60 kg, but in the filming of adult male leopard youtube documentaries and most seem to have 75 to 80 kg of weight. Or does els only great film?
i've a question for you: seems to you that a neapolitan mastiff or a boerboel is big? cause this dogs have the same mass of an average 60-70 kg. male leopard in Kruger, but a wild male leopard is more filled out with much more less body fat, more mscular and less bone, shorter muscles in forelegs.
An extreme muscular animal is difficult to judge even from live in at what about his weight.
But the big mistake i think that lot of people do is compare the weight of a human with the weight of a leopard that is the most deceptice think we can do.
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Kurtz Dec 3 2013, 12:33 AM Post #539
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3d pic in motion of a male leopard
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Kurtz Dec 4 2013, 08:22 AM Post #540
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