The Best Grapplers: Animals with Top PC2 Values

A scientific scatter plot titled 'Figure 4' shows carnivore species plotted by body mass (g) on the x-axis and second principal component (PC2) on the y-axis. Data points are color-coded and shaped by family (Canidae, Felidae, Hyaenidae, etc.), with a shaded grey vertical band indicating a 21.5-25 kg threshold. The caption explains this threshold marks a dietary shift from small to large prey and that carnivores above it split into 'grapplers' and 'non-grapplers', with arrows showing morphological trajectories. The image is a real scientific figure, not a meme.

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