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[–] 50 points 10 months ago (15 children)

AI or myostatin related muscle hypertrophy? Tigers are strong, but they have loose skin and don't look like that unless something is wrong.

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  • [–] 41 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

    I think they just look like that sometimes. I found a lot of images of tigers with significant definition until finding one I could identify.

    This is Luca, and his profile doesn't say anything about a medical condition.

    https://www.carerescuetexas.com/meet-the-animals/tigers/luca.html

    You can see videos of the cats here:

    https://m.youtube.com/@bigcatderek/videos

    I think the lighting angle might be doing a lot of the work in the OP image.

    e: I actually just want to share some tiger pictures because I like them.

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  • [+] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    They do need exercise to strengthen their muscles, but humans are designed to shed unused muscle way more readily than either tigers or chimpanzees. They need their strength to navigate their habitats and obtain future meals, while we're endurance predators capable of walking our prey to death even while emaciated. Excess muscle on a human is a waste of energy, so our bodies will happily scrap it all for free protein.

    Any responsible animal-keeper will furnish the habitat with enrichment structures/items that will provide all the exercise their wards require. Poorly-kept animals (or especially lazy ones) will lose muscle tone and put on fat.

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  • [+] -15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I'm gonna say AI. The stripes look cartoonish and there's something weird about the pose.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago

    If you don't notice anything concretely wrong other than something looking cartoonish and weird, maybe think twice about claiming it as AI art? Or maybe try a bit harder to analyse the picture to find more concrete evidence before saying it. I'm not a fan of how fast AI art accusation is being thrown nowadays especially after seeing real artists being accused of producing AI art.

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