Jaguar, also known as jaguar, is recognized as the third largest cat, the larger American elephant is larger than the small subspecies of the tiger Bali tiger, and the smallest surviving tiger Sumatran tiger is equivalent to more than half of the Siberian tiger, some people say that the larger jaguar completely exploded the Sumatran tiger, and some people say that the largest jaguar is not a rival of the Sumatran tiger. Are these two statements ripe or not?
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > specific body type</h1>
I first take the size of the Pantanal jaguar and the subspecies of the Sumatran tiger comparison, the largest jaguar measured in the scientific expedition is 149 kg, as large as the Sumatran tiger, the jaguar hunting record is 168 kg, but the largest individual that exceeds the weight and hunting record of the expedition is 183 kg, and the Sumatran tiger is up to 185 kg, so it can be seen that the difference in size between the two is not large, almost flat, and can only be compared from other aspects.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > than the tooth</h1>
According to 2004 measurements, the bite force of a 187 kg Siberian tiger canine tooth is 1632, and the bite force of an 87 kg jaguar canine is 1620. The result of the second measurement in 2006 was 1334 for a 92 kg jaguar canine, 1251 for a 159 kg tiger, and 1524 for a 177 kg Siberian tiger in 2008 and 1620 for a 103 kg Jaguar canine. From the three measurements, it can be seen that if the weight difference is less than 100 kg, the jaguar's bite force will be dominant, but more than 100, it may be equivalent or the tiger exceeds the jaguar.
Pictured: Tiger jaguar temporal muscles, masseter muscle strength.
Although the temporal muscle of the Siberian tiger, the masseter muscle strength is stronger than the jaguar, but this is to speak of weight, and the jaguar's temporal muscle, the masseter muscle ratio is 3.53, the tiger is 2.05, if in terms of the same weight, the temporal muscle, the masseter muscle strength is more than the Sumatran tiger or the Bali tiger I mentioned above is no problem. And if the bite force is similar to that of the Siberian tiger, the jaguar will surpass the Sumatran tiger in terms of bite force.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > summary. </h1>
Jaguar's canine tooth bite force can be said to be on par with that of Siberian tigers, and jaguars should have no problem if their bite force exceeds that of Sumatran tigers. The jaguar's mouth opening degree is 67 degrees, and the Sumatran tiger is 62 degrees, so it can be seen that the jaguar's mouth is larger, and the possibility of biting the opponent is greater, and the temporal muscles of the tiger are more powerful and more likely to cause puncture damage to the opponent.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="04" > than the forelimbs</h1>
Muscles: The muscles that big cats fight with are mainly located on the upper arm, the extensor and flexors. Of these, the biceps is the only extensor muscle. This muscle determines the stretching strength of the forelimbs and is related to the ability of the big cat to put down its prey. The tiger's biceps are more developed than the jaguar's, and the biceps are attached to the eagle's beak at the end of the ulna. The tiger's beak is 5.5 cm long, the ulna bone is 20.3 cm long, the jaguar's eagle's beak is 4.5 cm long, and the ulna bone is 20.5 cm long. In terms of muscle, both have their own advantages.
Joints: The big cat has two joints on the forelimbs, called the elbow joint and the radial joint, the ratio of the elbow joint area to the humerus length of the tiger is 17.6%, the jaguar is 13.1%, the tiger's radial joint area is 16.2%, and the jaguar is 12.2%. It can be seen that tigers have an advantage in the joints.
Leverage: The forelimb of the big cat is an liver, the humerus is the power arm, the radius is the resistance arm, the longer the humerus relative to the radius, the more labor-saving the liver is, the jaguar's humerus is 1.2 times the length of the radius, while the tiger is only 1.17 times, it can be seen that the forelimb mechanical advantage of the jaguar is greater.
Biceps is the most important fast flexor muscle of the upper arm of a big cat, and its degree of development determines the grip strength of the forelimbs, the ratio of the tiger's power arm to the resistance arm is 12.5%, while the jaguar is 13.4%, it can be seen that the jaguar's forelimb grip force is greater.
Bone density: When a big cat wields its forelimbs to attack an opponent, its limb bones should also withstand a huge reaction force, the thicker limb bones can withstand greater pressure, but also more resistant to bite, the length of the jaguar's humerus and radius are higher than that of the tiger, and the ratio of the inner and outer diameter of the jaguar humerus to the length of the humerus is 8.8%, and the tiger is 8.5%. The ratio of the middle radius diameter to the radial length is 10.2% for jaguars and 9.5% for tigers.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="05" > summary</h1>
Jaguar and tiger have their own advantages in terms of teeth and forelimbs, in terms of teeth and mouth, jaguars have a great advantage over Sumatran tigers, and in terms of forelimbs, muscle strength is superior, tigers have longer eagle beaks, jaguars have longer ulnabones, tigers with larger joints have an advantage in running speed, jaguars have a greater mechanical advantage than tigers, and jaguars also have an advantage in grasping strength, it can be seen that jaguars are easier to catch prey, and jaguars are thick in forelimbs, and they are not easy to be injured when fighting.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="06" > look at the actual battle</h1>
Jaguars and tigers are unlikely to meet, tigers dominate eastern Asia, and jaguars dominate the Americas, so they can only be compared in terms of prey, sumatran tigers' large prey includes 3.6 meters long crocodiles and 7.5 meters long reticulated pythons. The jaguar's difficult prey includes the 4.5-meter black caiman and the 6.3-meter bushhopper. It can be seen that both sides are good at catching reptiles, and the jaguar staple food includes 500 kg of American bison, west hedgehog, 2.5 meters caiman, and Sumatran tiger prey is similar to the jaguar, python hunting pig has a certain degree of difficulty, it can be seen that they are experienced hunters.
Pictured: Margaret the tigress catching crocodiles.
Hunting these large prey is difficult, so they can't succeed every time. In the Ussuri region, a tigress was killed by a wild boar, and two young tigers starved to death, while in the Amazon forest, a jaguar was swallowed raw by a 4.7-meter, 380-kilogram black caiman, which shows that for these large prey, if it is not good, it will be killed back.
Pictured: Jaguar headshots a wester.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="07" > summary</h1>
Jaguars and Sumatran tigers have their own strengths and weaknesses in the case of the same weight, and the jaguars even have more advantages, so the winner of this battle is the jaguar, the jaguar can not beat the Siberian tiger, and the Bengal tiger, which is smaller than the Siberian tiger, is also a loss, that is, because the weight is not as good, the jaguar is fully capable of defeating the lion tiger of equal weight.