Post by Deinobrontornis on Dec 2, 2011 20:55:59 GMT -5
Pantanal jaguar - Panthera onca palustris
The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. A short and stocky limb structure makes the jaguar adept at climbing, crawling and swimming. The head is robust and the jaw extremely powerful. The jaguar has the strongest bite of all felids, capable of biting down with 2,000 pounds-force (8,900 N). This is twice the strength of a lion and the second strongest of all mammals after the spotted hyena; this strength is an adaptation that allows the jaguar to pierce turtle shells. A comparative study of bite force adjusted for body size ranked it as the top felid, alongside the clouded leopard and ahead of the lion and tiger. It has been reported that "an individual jaguar can drag a 363 kg (800 lb) bull 8 m (26 ft) in its jaws and pulverize the heaviest bones".
The length of the cat varies from 1.6 to 1.83 m (5.3-6 ft), and its tail may add a further 75 cm (30 in). It stands about 68 to 76 cm (27 to 30 in) tall at the shoulders. A study of the Jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal region found average weights of 100 kilograms (220 lb) and weights of 136 kilograms (300 lb) or more are not uncommon in old males.
False Gharial - Tomistoma schlegelii
The false gharial is a large crocodilian that averages a length of up to 3.5 to 5 m (11.4 to 16.4 ft) with an extremely long and slender snout. It is dark reddish-brown above with dark brown or black spots and cross-bands on the back and tail. Ventrals are grayish-white, with some lateral dark mottling. Juveniles are mottled with black on the sides of the jaws, body, and tail. The snout is smooth and unornamented, and 3 to 3.5 times the width at the base. All teeth are long and needle-like, interlocking on the insides of the jaws, and are individually socketed. The fingers are webbed at the base. Integumentary sensory organs are present on the head and body scalation. Scales behind the head are frequently a slightly enlarged single pair. Some individuals bear a number of adjoining small keeled scales. Scalation is divided medially by soft granular skin. Three transverse rows of two enlarged nuchal scales are continuous with the dorsal scales, which consist of 22 transverse rows of 6 to 8 scales, are broad at mid-body and extend onto the sides of the body. Nuchal and dorsal rows equals a total of 22 to 23 rows. It has 18 double crested caudal whorls and 17 single crest caudal whorls. The flanks have one or two longitudinal rows of six to eight very enlarged scales on each side.
Adult males weigh 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb), while females are about 3.2 m (10.5 ft) long and weigh an average of 90 kg (200 lb).
The jaguar is a compact and well-muscled animal. A short and stocky limb structure makes the jaguar adept at climbing, crawling and swimming. The head is robust and the jaw extremely powerful. The jaguar has the strongest bite of all felids, capable of biting down with 2,000 pounds-force (8,900 N). This is twice the strength of a lion and the second strongest of all mammals after the spotted hyena; this strength is an adaptation that allows the jaguar to pierce turtle shells. A comparative study of bite force adjusted for body size ranked it as the top felid, alongside the clouded leopard and ahead of the lion and tiger. It has been reported that "an individual jaguar can drag a 363 kg (800 lb) bull 8 m (26 ft) in its jaws and pulverize the heaviest bones".
The length of the cat varies from 1.6 to 1.83 m (5.3-6 ft), and its tail may add a further 75 cm (30 in). It stands about 68 to 76 cm (27 to 30 in) tall at the shoulders. A study of the Jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal region found average weights of 100 kilograms (220 lb) and weights of 136 kilograms (300 lb) or more are not uncommon in old males.
False Gharial - Tomistoma schlegelii
The false gharial is a large crocodilian that averages a length of up to 3.5 to 5 m (11.4 to 16.4 ft) with an extremely long and slender snout. It is dark reddish-brown above with dark brown or black spots and cross-bands on the back and tail. Ventrals are grayish-white, with some lateral dark mottling. Juveniles are mottled with black on the sides of the jaws, body, and tail. The snout is smooth and unornamented, and 3 to 3.5 times the width at the base. All teeth are long and needle-like, interlocking on the insides of the jaws, and are individually socketed. The fingers are webbed at the base. Integumentary sensory organs are present on the head and body scalation. Scales behind the head are frequently a slightly enlarged single pair. Some individuals bear a number of adjoining small keeled scales. Scalation is divided medially by soft granular skin. Three transverse rows of two enlarged nuchal scales are continuous with the dorsal scales, which consist of 22 transverse rows of 6 to 8 scales, are broad at mid-body and extend onto the sides of the body. Nuchal and dorsal rows equals a total of 22 to 23 rows. It has 18 double crested caudal whorls and 17 single crest caudal whorls. The flanks have one or two longitudinal rows of six to eight very enlarged scales on each side.
Adult males weigh 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb), while females are about 3.2 m (10.5 ft) long and weigh an average of 90 kg (200 lb).
YOOHOO! This is a false gharial, a crocodile, not an actual gharial. New evidence also indicates that, due to a broader snout, the false gharial also feeds on monkeys, deer, fruit bats, and even humans. [1]
Well soorrry! But given you said "gharial" and said they were designed to take fish, I assumed you meant it was an actual gharial. A tip for future conversations: be specific so you are not assumed to have no idea what you are talking about or that you're just flat out ignorant. You'd be surprised how leaving out one word can change the entire interpretation of your post. 
