Kodiak bear
An average adult male measures in length, and stands tall at the shoulder. The largest recorded wild male weighed , and had a hind foot measurement of . A large male Kodiak bear stands up to tall at the shoulder, when it is standing on all four legs. When standing fully upright on its hind legs, a large male could reach a height of . The largest verified size for a captive Kodiak bear was for a specimen that lived at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota. Nicknamed "Clyde," he weighed when he died in June 1987 at the age of 22. According to zoo director Terry Lincoln, Clyde probably weighed close to a year earlier. He still had a fat layer of when he died.
Bobcat
The adult bobcat is long from the head to the base of the tail, averaging ; the stubby tail adds and its "bobbed" appearance gives the species its name. An adult stands about at the shoulders. Adult males can range in weight from , with an average of ; females at , with an average of . The largest bobcat accurately measured on record weighed , although unverified reports have them reaching . Furthermore, a June 20, 2012 report of a New Hampshire roadkill specimen listed the animal's weight at . The largest-bodied bobcats are from eastern Canada and northern New England of the subspecies "L. r. gigas", while the smallest are from the southeastern subspecies "L. r. floridanus", particularly those in the southern Appalachians. The bobcat is muscular, and its hind legs are longer than its front legs, giving it a bobbing gait. At birth, it weighs and is about in length. By its first birthday, it weighs about .