Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

[Apollo]

(09-06-2016, 02:25 AM)Amnon242 Wrote:

(09-06-2016, 01:43 AM)Apollo Wrote: As per scientific and reliable data (wild animals in particular).

Tigers (Bengals and Amurs) have the biggest paws, canines, forearm girths and upperarm girths of any bigcats.
When it comes to chest girths and neck girths its the Bengals which comes first among all bigcats followed by lions and amurs.

but when you see tiger and lion of same size, you´ll se that tiger has more muscular arms, while lion has more robust body.

When it comes to same weight, the lion will have a slight advantage over the tiger interms of chest girth. Its because of its shorter body.
But overall the tiger (amur and bengal) is a bigger cat, hence it will have longer body, heavier weight, bigger chest, limb and neck girths at average and at maximums.
The data clearly proves it.

The robust appearance of the lions is mainly due to visual appearance effects.

1) The tan colour of the lion helps to show the size and muscle definition better, stripes of the tiger will breakdown the outline and size. Fat people prefer wearing striped dresses to appear thin.

2) Slightly slender limbs of the lions will appreciate its body size than the tiger's thicker limbs.

3) A straight back gives the lion a robust look, the grouping of the stripes in the back and a curved back gives the tiger a slender appearance.

4) Lions more tucked in stomach gives it a more chesty appearance.

5) The mane plays a huge roll in making the lion look much bigger than it actually is.


Just look at the following set of image to see what differences a slight visual modifications can bring in.

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I would say its far more accurate to stick on to the actual reliable measurements than coming to conclusions based on visual appearance alone. Reply