Why are northern coons so big?

Seems like they are “ twiced” as big as our Tennessee coons.. I mean.. fish are fish, corn is corn.. I don’t know what they eat to get so huge!

Look up Bergman's Rule

Animals generally get larger as you go north, it's known as Bergmanns rule.

They get big up here too but there’s not that many around

Because they need more body fat in a harsh climate just like whitetail deer

and Midwestern women

Shade in the summer, warmth in the winter.

As you go north or up the species become less diversified the bodies become larger to fight off the cold and extremities, like ears, legs etc. become smaller. True with most species that live in a wide habitat range like whitetail deer, coons etc.

Bryce

This^^^^

Yup
Appears to.apply to humans too!

longer tougher winters weed out the small stuff course that is changing back in the 60's and 70's we had a lot of snow tons of snowshoe hares and tons of fox to eat them hardly any coyote Now we have coyote and possum

Like comparing the Nordic man with the Mayan men. Cold climate vs warm, tropical climate.

What do you mean by less diversified? Do you mean their diet is less diversified?

Read somewhere that the Vikings weren't giants, most were well under 6'....attitude made up the difference, lol

She ain't a lady if she ain't 280! Northern women need that insulation and reserves!

I don't want to put words in Bryce's mouth but what I suspect he meant was that there are fewer species of both plants and animals as you move toward the higher latitudes from the equator..............both north and south.

There's a strong positive correlation between colder temperatures and intelligence too. It's accepted in animals and generally accepted in people, with a few people saying it's controversial and racist.

Keith

There are Several clear exceptions to that Kieth.

Always on it, ADC lol

Jamie, as you should well know, exceptions don't make the rule.

Keith

Less diversified, means there are fewer species as you move from the tropics to the poles. There are more numbers of each species but fewer species. Like the tundra versus the tropics. Lots of Lemmings, hares etc. but very not many species like one sees in the warmer climates.

Bryce

You gotta be big up here to survive…

Come on Canucks lets hear you crow !!!!!

Look at those Saskatchewan deer ! whoppers

Yes. The bigger the animal, the larger the fur, and fur being the same, the larger the coon, the more it brings. But, within the last week, someone on here has contradicted that common sense principle, and said basically, a smaller Southern coon will bring as much as a larger Northern coon.

Bergmanns Rule involves the correlation between volume and surface area, and how these proportions change as size of the animal increases.
Volume is calculated by a factor of 3, while surface areas is calculated by a factor of 2.
As the size of an animal increases, its volume increases more than its surface area. This means that there is less skin exposed to the cold, and more body volume, which gives them a better likelihood of surviving in colder climates.