Estimate weights on animals.

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Welcome back, @Vodmeister!

I do agree with your presumption, but only for certain species such as carnivores and humans (we are very widely varied). There shouldn't be a significant size difference ratio in herbivores, due to the fact that there is extreme male-to-male competition in all of their genuses.

For example, a population of 1000 tigers (400-pounds average) might have 5-12 tigers that are exceptionally large (600-800 pounds), or roughly 50% to nearly twice as heavy.

A population of 1000 gaur (2000-pounds average) might have 2 males that are exceptionally large (2400-3000 pounds), less than 50% more than average weight. Due to extremely intense male-to-male competition, the exceptional weight range maximum is less than what it is in tigers.

Same with a large population of large male bears, the largest isn't necessarily much larger than the average, but simply large enough to overcome the intense male-to-male competition, which is what made bears extremely large in the first place (along with more protein).

I guess larger animals are simply less varied in weight than smaller animals. Reply