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Post by brobear on Mar 27, 2021 9:00:34 GMT -5
Reply #41- The sloth bear proves to have exceptionally robust forelimbs ( arms ). I would contribute this to their habitual habit of tearing apart termite nests. However; there are those who claim that this study proves that the sloth bear is the world's most robust member of the order Carnivora. There is a huge difference between the strength of an animal's arms and the over-all strength of his entire body.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 27, 2021 9:28:54 GMT -5
brobear What you saw at reply #41 is not just the forelimbs, what you saw is the figure for all four major limb bones combined.
Here are the humerus and radius (forelimbs) (reply #45). The brown bear comes first and the sloth bear second.
domainofthebears.proboards.com/post/26690/thread
(The first two are not in order)
1. Sloth Bear - 22.3% 2. Brown Bear - 22.14% 3. Asiatic Black Bear - 21.75% 4. Polar Bear - 20.87% 5. Sun Bear - 20.13% 6. Giant Panda - 18.42% 7. American Black Bear - 18.30% 8. Spectacled Bear - 18.14%
Other species:
Jaguar - 21.41% River Otter - 19.24% American Badger - 19.05% Lion - 18.82% Leopard - 19.03% Cougar - 19.72% Tiger - 17.46%
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 27, 2021 9:44:10 GMT -5
theundertaker45Can you please edit your reply #45 and put those first two in order?
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 27, 2021 9:47:56 GMT -5
brobear Humerus and radius (forelimbs)
Brown Bear - 22.14% Sloth Bear - 22.3%
This would mean that even at same size, the brown bear would have more robust forelimbs.
But overall, at same size, the sloth bear would be more robust: (because of the hindlimbs)
Sloth Bear - 42.42% Brown Bear - 40.97%
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Mar 28, 2021 6:10:39 GMT -5
I think the sloth bear might actually has more robust bones than black bears, sun bears, giant pandas, and spectacled bears.
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