Bone Density/Robusticity among extant Ursids
Nov 21, 2020 9:01:28 GMT -5
brobear and King Kodiak like this
Post by theundertaker45 on Nov 21, 2020 9:01:28 GMT -5
I also managed to gather some comparative data on other carnivores (only one individual is listed per each species):
Humerus Stoutness Index (Humerus Least Circumference/Humerus Length)
Kodiak Bear (listed weight of the individual: 496kg) - 36.13%
Polar Bear (listed weight of the individual: 175kg) - 33.22%
Lion (listed weight of the individual: 170kg) - 32.13%
Indian Tiger (listed weight of the individual: 145kg) - 29.21%
American Black Bear (listed weight of the individual: 105kg) - 29.51%
Asiatic Black Bear (listed weight of the individual: 98kg) - 31.44%
Jaguar (listed weight of the individual: 67.4kg) - 33.84%
Leopard (listed weight of the individual: 51kg) - 29.39%
Cougar (listed weight of the individual: 45.7kg) - 27.35%
Cheetah (listed weight of the individual: 39kg) - 22.8%
Grey Wolf (listed weight of the individual: 35kg) - 24.61%
Snow Leopard (listed weight of the individual: 34.8kg) - 26.19%
Striped Hyena (listed weight of the individual: 32kg) - 27.18%
Domestic Dog (unknown breed, listed weight of the individual: 29kg) - 26.33%
Ocelot (listed weight of the individual: 13.9kg) - 27.72%
Wolverine (listed weight of the individual: 12kg) - 26.67%
Lynx (listed weight of the individual: 6.7kg) - 22.26%
Humerus Stoutness Index 2 (Humerus Distal Epiphyseal Width/Humerus Length, listed weights remain the same)
Kodiak Bear: 30.65%
Polar Bear: 28.97%
Lion: 25.92%
Indian Tiger: 25.4%
American Black Bear: 29.26%
Asiatic Black Bear: 28.8%
Jaguar: 30.78%
Leopard: 24.29%
Cougar: 22.59%
Cheetah: 16.34%
Grey Wolf: 20.36%
Snow Leopard: 24.01%
Striped Hyena: 21.06%
Domestic Dog: 21%
Ocelot: 22.82%
Wolverine: 27.47%
Lynx: 21.38%
Femur Stoutness Index (Femur Least Circumference/Femur Length, listed weights remain the same)
Kodiak Bear: 27.11%
Polar Bear: 26.74%
Lion: 26.54%
Indian Tiger: 25.03%
American Black Bear: 24.06%
Asiatic Black Bear: 27.16%
Jaguar - Error in the Data
Leopard: 26.38%
Cougar: 23.1%
Cheetah: 20.93%
Grey Wolf: 22.85%
Snow Leopard: 25.11%
Striped Hyena: 23.75%
Domestic Dog: 24.64%
Ocelot: 25.12%
Wolverine: 23.44%
Lynx: 21.61%
That's the last piece of data that I could extract from the document.
Humerus Stoutness Index (Humerus Least Circumference/Humerus Length)
Kodiak Bear (listed weight of the individual: 496kg) - 36.13%
Polar Bear (listed weight of the individual: 175kg) - 33.22%
Lion (listed weight of the individual: 170kg) - 32.13%
Indian Tiger (listed weight of the individual: 145kg) - 29.21%
American Black Bear (listed weight of the individual: 105kg) - 29.51%
Asiatic Black Bear (listed weight of the individual: 98kg) - 31.44%
Jaguar (listed weight of the individual: 67.4kg) - 33.84%
Leopard (listed weight of the individual: 51kg) - 29.39%
Cougar (listed weight of the individual: 45.7kg) - 27.35%
Cheetah (listed weight of the individual: 39kg) - 22.8%
Grey Wolf (listed weight of the individual: 35kg) - 24.61%
Snow Leopard (listed weight of the individual: 34.8kg) - 26.19%
Striped Hyena (listed weight of the individual: 32kg) - 27.18%
Domestic Dog (unknown breed, listed weight of the individual: 29kg) - 26.33%
Ocelot (listed weight of the individual: 13.9kg) - 27.72%
Wolverine (listed weight of the individual: 12kg) - 26.67%
Lynx (listed weight of the individual: 6.7kg) - 22.26%
Humerus Stoutness Index 2 (Humerus Distal Epiphyseal Width/Humerus Length, listed weights remain the same)
Kodiak Bear: 30.65%
Polar Bear: 28.97%
Lion: 25.92%
Indian Tiger: 25.4%
American Black Bear: 29.26%
Asiatic Black Bear: 28.8%
Jaguar: 30.78%
Leopard: 24.29%
Cougar: 22.59%
Cheetah: 16.34%
Grey Wolf: 20.36%
Snow Leopard: 24.01%
Striped Hyena: 21.06%
Domestic Dog: 21%
Ocelot: 22.82%
Wolverine: 27.47%
Lynx: 21.38%
Femur Stoutness Index (Femur Least Circumference/Femur Length, listed weights remain the same)
Kodiak Bear: 27.11%
Polar Bear: 26.74%
Lion: 26.54%
Indian Tiger: 25.03%
American Black Bear: 24.06%
Asiatic Black Bear: 27.16%
Jaguar - Error in the Data
Leopard: 26.38%
Cougar: 23.1%
Cheetah: 20.93%
Grey Wolf: 22.85%
Snow Leopard: 25.11%
Striped Hyena: 23.75%
Domestic Dog: 24.64%
Ocelot: 25.12%
Wolverine: 23.44%
Lynx: 21.61%
That's the last piece of data that I could extract from the document.