– Why are animals much more stronger proportionally to humans.. eg. How are horses capable of running for hours on end and oxen can pull cars like it’s nothing

Question

How come bears, tigers, even apes are naturally so powerful… And why are humans so weak in comparison

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Answer 1

In case you’re asking more in a mechanical sense, there’s a few reasons for that. One that’s particularly interesting is where the relevant muscles of each species insert around a joint. This is often compared to holding a long wrench at the far end compared to right next to the nut you’re trying to turn – the difference in force production can be huge. You can see differences from human to human in this, which accounts for some of the difference in force production between us, but between different species the difference can be much bigger. Combine that with increased neural drive – roughly analogous to your 0-60 – and potentially being much larger than a human, and you have a very big difference in strength.