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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
6
The text discusses weight estimates for big cats, noting lions commonly thought 200 to 360 pounds but asserting true weights exceed 600 pounds. It cites a 540 pound African lion and a 520 pound Bengal tiger as examples, with a British officer describing the size and muscular strength of such big cats.
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