The bigger the animal, the stiffer the 'shoes': Carnivores' feet 'tuned' to their body size

Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 12:28 in Biology & Nature

If a Tiger's feet were built the same way as a mongoose's feet, they'd have to be about the size of a hippo's feet to support the big cat's weight. But they're not.

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