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11-19-2016, 11:52 AM( This post was last modified: 11-19-2016, 12:13 PM by Kingtheropod )
Hi pckts. I edited the picture of the lion and tiger muscle comparison because the lion in the picture shown before seems to be scaled quite a bit larger then the tiger. In the below picture. I scaled both animals to the same shoulder height. And skull size. To represent average individuals.
Lion left, Tiger Right.
-The lion seems to have a shorter tail then the tiger.
-The hind quarters of the tiger are larger. And more evenly balanced with front quarters.
-The lions front legs are proportionally larger then its hind legs in comparison to tiger.
-The tigers body is longer, the lions shorter.
-The lions face is longer, the tigers shorter.
-The tigers forearm appears to be more heavily muscled.
-The paws are about the same.
-The lions spine tapers down towards the back legs. The tigers not as much.
In conclusion. The lion is built more like a hyena (upper body greater then lower), where as the tiger is more like a cat.