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Adult males are 10.5 to 13.8 feet
Species: the second largest species of cat.
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PROGRAMS Adopt Your Age: 7 weigh 330 to 530 pounds. (Titus
and Brutus each weigh 500
Favorite Animal Sex: Males pounds.) Adult females are 10 to
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