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Lupin wrote:Kujacker wrote:
Really? I have only owned male animals, and that included my main coon… who recently pasted last year… would you have any photos of the differences? What are they exactly? Of course I vote male for any sexual dimorphism in any animal… since like I said, I’ve never owned a female animal in my life.
I’ll have to hunt up pics,so it may take a bit(As usual I’m at work) but one of the most noticeably is sheer size Females are almost never larger than 12 lbs, while the smallest of Males are no smaller than 12lbs, with closer to 20lbs being the Majority. And Males are also alot “Heavier” in Build. There’s always exception to every rule as well, but generally my experience has also been with a heavier Maneing/ruffing on Males(though the females look “Softer”), and young males may look like old females. As you know though Winter coat’s also “look” different, and the Males at most shows(and in pics) seem to be shown in “Summer” coat, and Females in “Winter” so that could just be a “trick” that results in contradictory images. If I had access to my Links here I’d also show you pics of the difference between a fixed Male and female, since that’s where I’ve also seen the biggest size difference. I find that Coon Males get Huge when fixed and the girls stay smaller for some odd reason. 😯 Using Hibou Maine Coon pics. Though at least I could get 2 of each showing the seasonal coating fairly efficient. Though I hate using sources all from the same breeder. 😕
Males
http://www.hiboucats.com/gallery/morganX.jpg
http://www.hiboucats.com/gallery/maxX.jpgFemale
http://www.hiboucats.com/gallery/wysteriaX.jpg
http://www.hiboucats.com/gallery/elanX.jpgSorry can’t figure out how to put the Pics themselves up. Or that HUGE alter Male!!! Still Long and short Males are more “Everything” while females are still rather large and impressive. Umm I could almost put it the same way as if you were looking at Gorillas, Females are pretty impressive, but not anywhere near a Male, especially a Silverback.
Edited to add a simpler way of putting the Structural, The Males are Heavier in Build, which also leads to the larger size.
I have 2 half breed Main Coons. My female actually weighs 14lbs. Her brother weighs 16lbs I think. But the largest cat in my house is the 20lbs Orange Tabby. I know there are dimorphic traits in the larger cats, ie Lions and Tigers…I hadn’t thought about it in domestic cat breeds.Looking for Blue Fawn Baby Kirin
Sanguine Oriental Test Paints, kinglet
Sun Dragon Koi #3purpledragonclaw wrote:Setsunawolf, you have a 20lb cat?!?! Whoa!!! I can only imagine how much he eats. 😀
Naru is huge. Think Garfield and then add some weight. He was such a tiny kitten too. 😆 But when he lays on you he can actually pin you down if he gets the angle right…breathing under him is difficult as well. He’s always the first to tell me if the foods out, becuase he’s going to starve to death you know. 😆
Looking for Blue Fawn Baby Kirin
Sanguine Oriental Test Paints, kinglet
Sun Dragon Koi #3frozendragon wrote:emerald212 wrote:Yes. Humans are dimorphic. Men can grow beards, and women have breasts. Also, in most cases, body shape is very different. Mostly it’s the beards though.
I’ve seen plenty of women with beards…and men with man boobs….
Women who have facial hair are cursed/blessed with too much testoserone (spelling – ugh). I’ve even seen a woman with chest hair, and no, she wasn’t a transvestite. Men with man boobs are just overweight. Fat has to go somewhere, right? There are always individual mutations, but as a species, we are dimorphic.
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