There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
09-10-2016, 11:19 AM( This post was last modified: 09-10-2016, 11:38 PM by tigerluver )
I took some lions (n = 37, mostly from Guate's collections I believe) and some Bengal tiger (most, if not all from Cooch Behar and n = 51) and found the chest to weight density (kg of animal/cm^3 of chest girth) value to be no different between the tiger and the lion. Lions had a value 1.08e-4 kg/cm^3 and tigers 1.07e-4,kg/cm^3 which when t-tested assuming unequal variances showed that the two means are not significantly different. In other words, lions and tigers of the same weight will have the same chest girth.