Skulls, Skeletons, Canines & Claws

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(11-01-2024, 02:27 AM)drumiz Wrote: In relation to claws of large felids, 

• Does anyone know available data on the size and shape variation of the claws of one single individual cat? 
• Are dew claws always the largest ones? This is clear in the puma and the cheetah (just in case, in the Bone Clones sample picture [https://paoloviscardi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/claws.jpg] the labels for Cheetah's dew and front claws are wrongly reversed, but corrected in other versions of the add). 
• Do jaguar, lion or tiger also show larger dew claws as in puma? 
• Is it possible to identify by shape and size the position of an isolated claw (attached to its bone), as coming from the front or hind paw, # I, II, III, IV or V; and from the right or left side? 
  

Thanks a lot, I  appreciate all your help.

Well, I didn't have a chance to systematically sample all individuals on that thread, but the randomized sample should be large enough for you to perceive a pattern, and give you an idea about the size variation of the big cat claws.

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