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| recom_size [2011/06/17 22:17] – wikifying, also clarifying flight abiri | recom_size [2011/06/17 23:35] – [Small] abiri |
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| The most diminutive subspecies of mouse recoms can be as little as 20 inches tall (0.5 m) and 5 pounds weight (2 Kg) when they reach adulthood. Genetic engineers believe this is the lower limit of practical size for an intelligent being, due to the need of supporting a required brain mass. (Exceptions would be possible only if intelligence were artificially increased by non-biological means, such as if suitable nanocomputers were invented). Along with mice, some bat recoms are nearly this small. Rats tend to be somewhat larger, with the smaller subspecies averaging around 3 feet (1 m) in height. Among these very small species, the males tend to be only slightly larger than females, if at all. | The most diminutive subspecies of mouse recoms can be as little as 20 inches tall (0.5 m) and 5 pounds mass (2 Kg) when they reach adulthood. Genetic engineers believe this is the lower limit of practical size for an intelligent being, due to the need of supporting a required brain mass. (Exceptions would be possible only if intelligence were artificially increased by non-biological means, such as if suitable nanocomputers were invented). Along with mice, some bat recoms are nearly this small. Rats tend to be somewhat larger, with the smaller subspecies averaging around 3 feet (1 m) in height. Among these very small species, the males tend to be only slightly larger than females, if at all. |
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| Recoms based on large animals -- such as brown bears, horses or elk, and lions or tigers -- usually average around 5'8" (1.7 m) for females, 6'3" (1.9 m) for males. However, among these species individuals standing up to eight feet tall (2.4 m) are not very rare. The maximum is about 9 feet (2.75 m) and 500 pounds (225 Kg) weight. Recoms of this size tend to develop problems with their feet if they live on full-gravity planets, and they are always more comfortable living on world with reduced gravity. Note also, these large recom species often have an increased degree of sexual dimorphism, with males being notably more massive than the females. | Recoms based on larger animals -- such as brown bears, horses or elk, and lions or tigers -- usually average around 5'8" (1.7 m) for females, 6'3" (1.9 m) for males. However, among these species individuals standing up to eight feet tall (2.4 m) are not very rare. The maximum is about 9 feet (2.75 m) and 500 pounds (225 Kg) weight. Recoms of this size tend to develop problems with their feet if they live on full-gravity planets, and they are always more comfortable living on world with reduced gravity. Note also, these large recom species often have an increased degree of sexual dimorphism, with males being notably more massive than the females. |
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