Comparing Cats: A Discussion of Similarities & Differences

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(12-31-2023, 07:22 PM)Hello Wrote: I don't know how to explain. It appears only to me that they aren't impressive. To me all jaguars are the same with limited variation. Even this less bulky leopard with much less dewlap have muscular necks if you look from the rear in relation to their less bulky bodies which in my opinion is impressive than the jaguars above. Another thing is that I noticed that leopards have shorter distance between the shoulder and back of the head which creates an appearance of a powerful neck. 

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Again these aren’t based on fact, just an interpretation from cherry picked images. Anything you can post I can post images that counterpoint it.

But let’s look at it from a common sense perspective…
When a head is larger the muscles attached need to be larger. There is no reason a Leopard would be outsized in every other muscular category then for some reason have a larger neck, it makes no morphological sense. 
This is also represented by Jaguars having a larger neck measurement and weight while having similar body dimensions. They are the more powerfully built cat. Reply