Massive Head, Neck & Muscles

[Rishi]

(01-21-2018, 06:47 PM)Stealthcat Wrote: The triceps are used for flexing the forearm, the lion is strongest in the muscles that move the humerus.  The body and frame of the lion can be stronger and more muscular also, which would produce more weight and power than just the forearms and triceps being more cut. 

The latisismus dorsi muscle, the back is bulging outward in the 2nd pic, this also aids in swinging the humerus, the trapezius muscles again fitting over the shoulder and neck give strength in moving the shoulder, the added muscularity in the frame and stomach helps contract the frame allowing for more pulling and twisting strength of the torso.  All this aids in fighting.  The lion is strongest where it needs to be for its own role, which is not primarily ambush hunting.  The lionesses and tiger are perhaps more muscular in the triceps which aids in hunting, the lion trades that with arms designed more for endurance and strong frontal assaults.  

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Do you have any presentable valid source to back that up (other than the onmiscient "a guy") or you just cook up things on the way?
If you have, please do present them. 

You've been writing a bit too much of just about anything without siting any source for said claims...

Quote:This is the very role the male lion has, and it is a different one than a solitary cat, it can travel for up to 10 to 12 miles a day patrolling territory, and if it sees invaders it will chase them out running for quite a distance.  Schaller had noted seeing to pride males chasing out an invader for two miles straight.  This is exceptional endurance for a big cat. 

Like this one, is clearly wrong... It can't be that low of a measly 10-12 miles a day for lions.

The same George Schaller, estimated using the average walking speed of a tiger, that tigers in the Kanha National Park travel between 16 to 32 km per night (9.9 miles to 19.9 miles).
There are records which indicate that tigers in eastern Siberia travel 50 km in a day but this is considered to be unusual.
(Source)

PS: Nice pics. Reply