There is some truth, backed up by facts regarding the size of leopards in the Zim Lowveldt. Two interesting data points; cats in the Lowveldt, just like coastal brown bears compared to grizslys are bigger because of a much richer diet. For years the Lowveldt was cattle country and leopards, the only survivors after ranchers got rid of lions and Hyenas also grew lazy. When one baits cats down there, baits are usually either low or on the ground because leopards had no other predator (aside from Badgers, etc) to deal with. Good Outfitters and PHs in Zim average in the 90 percentile when it comes to leopards, at least the ones I am familiar with. My sources for the above info are John Sharp, Andrew Dawson, and Mark Young to name a few. All outstanding reputations.
