Relationship of age with body weight in orphaned leopard cubs

Three-dimensional cranial ontogeny in pantherines (Panthera leo,P. onca,P. pardus,P. tigris; Carnivora:, Felidae)

“…The difference in size between P. pardus and the remaining Pantherines start to increase at about 50 days (Fig. 9), before weaning in the Pantherines (Husain, 1966;Stehlik, 1971;Smuts et al, 1980;Shukla et al, 2003). Even when size begins to differentiate early in the lineage (Fig.…”

“…Growth of body size in Pantherines taken from literature: Veselovsky, 1967;Stehlik, 1971;Smuts et al, 1980;Shukla et al, 2003. Plot age in days vs. weight in grams.…”

“…onca: Stehlik, 1971;Hunt, 1967;P. pardus: Weilenmann, 1963;Shukla et al, 2003), and tooth eruption and age determination (in P. leo : Broom, 1949;Smuts, Anderson & Austin, 1978;P. onca: Stehlik, 1971;P.…”

Panthera pardus(Carnivora: Felidae)

“…Litter size is 1-6, with a mode of 2, and litters of 5 or 6 are rare (Eaton 1977;Acharjyo and Patnaik 1985;Hayssen et al 1993;Kumar and Luna 2005). Birth mass from secondary sources is 43-60 g (Kingdon 1977;Smithers 1983) but is 280-1,000 g from primary sources (Desai 1975;Acharjyo and Patnaik 1985;Shukla et al 2003). Neonates have.…”

“…Sex ratio at birth was 49 males to 41 females (Acharjyo and Patnaik 1985). Eyes open at 4-9 days, incisors erupt at 21-29 days, canines erupt at 30 days, and molars start to appear at 52 days (Desai 1975;Cunningham and Gross 2000;Shukla et al 2003).…”