The Great Apes

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(08-21-2019, 05:10 PM)Shadow Wrote: Two interesting studies about gorilla sizes. Second one isn´t public, but introduction was available.

In this some good photos too:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281781329_The_weight_of_Wild_Gorillas_Sample_size_poorly_worded_field_notes_and_the_quality_of_the_published_mean_for_wild_female_Gorilla_gorilla_gorilla

Then this one, quote: 
"Body proportions and tissue composition (e.g., relative contributions of muscle, skin, bone, and adipose to total body mass) were determined through dissection of four adult captive lowland gorillas. The relative contribution of bone varies little among the four animals (10.2-13.4%) despite considerable range in body weights (99.5-211 kg). In tissue composition, three animals have on average 37.3% muscle relative to body mass. Maximum estimates of body fat range between 19.4-44%."

"The old, obese female had one half the muscle tissue of the other three animals (16% vs. 37.3%), and twice the body fat (44%)"

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12365638_Body_mass_in_Lowland_Gorillas_a_quantitative_analysis

Here is the study: https://apeanatomyevolution.com/wp-conte...rillas.pdf

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