Bear and bigcats anatomy

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Skeletal system of tiger,
The skull is designed considerably well. It protect the eyeballs and the brain, and is also built in a way that allows maximum strength in its jaw, which is essential considering it is required when using the hunting methods of biting down on the neck of the prey. The skull is short and rounded, concentrating on all of the support and power into the teeth and jaws. In addition, the tiger is designed better that the humans because a tiger’s septum is made from hard bone, separating the cerebrum and cerebellum and protecting the brain more effectively, whereas the human's is made of a membrane. 
Tigers have 30 teeth which is peculiar as most carnivores have 42. They back teeth are specially designed to allow them to tear large chunks from their prey. They often swallow the large chunks whole instead of taking the time to chew their food. That is because their digestive system is designed to break down the food. They can eat large amounts of food in one setting when the food is readily available to them.

The tiger's teeth are constructed with a gap between their back teeth and that allows them to bite deep into the neck of their prey. They will use their canine teeth to hold the animal in place until it dies. They small incisors at the front of the mouth are used to remove meat from bones and feathers from their prey. The tongue contains little spikes called papillae. They make the tough rough which helps them to remove fur and feathers from their prey before they eat it.


The longer hind legs of the tiger are made to allow jumping, covering up to 10 meters in a single leap. Their forelegs have a strong and solid bone running through, which reinforces the tiger's landings and makes them able to support a massive amount of muscle tissue. This means that they are as strong as possible, which is important as the tiger because they use their forelimbs to grab and hold onto to struggling prey. The collarbone of the tiger is designed to facilitate the ability to achieve longer strides and running speeds without hindrance.  

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/tigerszucs/tiger-page-4

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