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| Big territorial male leopards; Only territorial male leopards starting 60 kilograms and over | |
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| Kurtz | Sep 14 2014, 08:08 AM Post #976 |
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when leopards surpass the line of 60 kilograms are simply BEASTLY!! Mafana male leopard a large male |
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| ManEater | Sep 14 2014, 05:45 PM Post #977 |
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Very good video, it's true he is impressive for a 65kg male and probably a skull around 23cm, now let's just think about the males who roam gabon and iran with 27-28cm skull, they must be monsters ! |
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| 1977marc | Sep 14 2014, 06:30 PM Post #978 |
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Very good find Kurtz, 65kg body lenght 103 cm without the head. so say arount 125 cm in total Shoulder height 68 cm average SA male leopard |
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| Kurtz | Sep 14 2014, 07:50 PM Post #979 |
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this is a good video for a lot of reasons one of them is that we have a classic well size male with a good proportions close three men and one girl that give a very good idea of his size and structure. notice how much diffrence btwn mafana and the guiness cape leopard of 57.5 kilograms! Mafana has a deeper and much larger chest, head, very bulkier and larger overall body; in few words a total different animal much more than 8 kilograms of difference tell. |
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| 1977marc | Sep 18 2014, 11:17 PM Post #980 |
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At last a picture of what must have been the largest leopard of the Sabi Sands and father of Camp Pan male. Mbombi .As for the past, there was a male called Mbombi many years back, and not having known him, or seen him, cannot judge his size, but the story goes that when he was old, he was involved in a serious fight with another male. This caused him to lose alot of weight and condition, and the decision was made to dart him, from which he unfortunatly never woke up. When he was weighed, in his bad state, he allegedly weighed in at 103kg. This was in the early 90's. Edited by 1977marc, Sep 18 2014, 11:17 PM.
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| Kurtz | Sep 24 2014, 12:53 AM Post #981 |
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Hey marc, an unknown male bigger tha Nkosi  New MALE LEOPARD: Later we heard NKOSI growling very loudly and I knew there was another big male leopard around. We finally got to see him, but he was not interested in any of us. All the sudden the guests spotted another big, male leopard about 15m away from where NKOSI was, also growling. Wow! He seemed bigger than NKOSI, but before we had a chance to really compare size, he was off. He was extremely shy – he lay down in the long grass and we could only see his belly and then he stood up and ran into a thicket. What a sighting! Two male leopards and mostly probably they were fighting for territory. These are very territorial cats and often are fighting for more territory, new territory or to keep their own territory (home range). We decided to leave them to sort out themselves and it was getting dark anyway. Nature is full of surprises and that’s what makes my job so exciting because every day is different and I feel good to be in the bush and proud to be part of Okonjima and all the work AfriCat does here! written by: Okonjima Guide Daniel Nguuru  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=330099963835658&set=pcb.845106595499402&type=1&theater |
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| ManEater | Sep 24 2014, 02:59 AM Post #982 |
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Beautiful male kurtz, nice big head. Namibia: 
Edited by ManEater, Sep 24 2014, 03:06 AM.
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| 1977marc | Sep 24 2014, 05:15 PM Post #983 |
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Hi Kurtz, is that the guy in the picture? really interested in him!! |
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| figantee | Sep 25 2014, 09:06 AM Post #984 |
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| Kurtz | Sep 28 2014, 11:25 PM Post #985 |
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me too marc, but i don't know if he is the leopard in the pic 
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| ManEater | Oct 7 2014, 08:36 PM Post #986 |
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MADIBA! HAS OKONJIMA FOUND ITS NEW KING? With a weight of 76 kg and body length of 120 cm MADIBA is officially the biggest collared cat ever recorded in the history of Okonjima, equalling a male leopard caught during the first leopard research project we did on Okonjima farm during 1997, 1998 and 1999.  https://www.facebook.com/TheAfriCatFoundation Edited by ManEater, Oct 7 2014, 08:36 PM.
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| 1977marc | Oct 8 2014, 12:40 AM Post #987 |
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nice find maneater, he looks big, we need more pictures of him to compare with other males. This guy looks not to tiny either After the very large Madiba, which we collared 2 days earlier, this is the second biggest male we were able to catch in one of our remotely triggered steel, mesh boxtraps. BUT he is still 12.5KG lighter than Madiba!! Based on the condition of his teeth we estimate him to be between 8 – 10 years of age. His lower left canine was broken off and the root canal visible. Weight: 63.5 kg Body Length: 100 cm Shoulder Height: 69 cm Canine: 4.6 cm / 3.0 cm    So Nkosi is 65 kg.... MADIBA clearly surpasses Mafana, Nkosi and Bwana – who are with average “only” 65 kg more than 10 kg lighter. He was provided with a microchip and vaccinated against Rabies. Minor wounds on his paws were treated and disinfected. The collar gives us now the opportunity to closely monitor his movements between the 20 000 ha nature reserve and the 2 000 ha lodge reserve. The 2000 ha area around the Lodges and School is predator free - but obviously because there is so much prey - the leopards find their way in! Its good for the balance and so we allow a few that move in and out - but they cannot be rehabilitated carnivores. MADIBA is a wild and free-ranging leopard and is not habituated to humans, thus has a natural respect and fear of man. His presence within the lodge area therefore doesn't pose any threat to our guests. So, in honour of one of the most admired African leaders ever – this massive leopard is named after Nelson Mandela. Has Okonjima found its new king? MADIBA!   Edited by 1977marc, Oct 8 2014, 12:49 AM.
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| romanianborz | Oct 10 2014, 10:12 PM Post #988 |
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darting and collaring two young male persian leopards.... http://www.iew.ir/1393/07/17/29825 |
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| ManEater | Oct 10 2014, 10:36 PM Post #989 |
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Nice info romanianborz, young but already big boys ! From the same site, female and male persian leopard at teheran zoo: 
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| romanianborz | Oct 15 2014, 01:39 AM Post #990 |
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Close up of a persian leoperd male from Tehran Zoo http://www.rferl.org/media/photogallery/25074227.html |
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