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[Plazek]

What is bigger:
Gigantic or enormous?

I need to know which sheep to kill.

[martinuzz]

Etymologically, "enormous", coming from Latin "ex" = outside of, and "norma" = rule / standard, seems to be less big than gigantic, comprised of greek "gigas" = giant / gigant and germanic "-tich" = resembling -.

It seems to hold true ingame as well.

Also it seems to make sense to breed sheep, and other docile animals for fat and long hairs, and dogs, and other animals you plan on using for combat, for muscles.

[Plazek]

Thanks.

[Snukkems]

Also it seems to make sense to breed sheep, and other docile animals for fat and long hairs, and dogs, and other animals you plan on using for combat, for muscles.

Do genetics really work that way in DF? Can..can you confirm?  I'm currently hoarding lions for a Colosseum...

[therahedwig]

Also it seems to make sense to breed sheep, and other docile animals for fat and long hairs, and dogs, and other animals you plan on using for combat, for muscles.

Do genetics really work that way in DF? Can..can you confirm?  I'm currently hoarding lions for a Colosseum...

It does.
Breeding in DF determines a mommy and a daddy, and then uses the natural stats to make up the natural stats of the child(ren).

But, do mind that the descriptors also describe age. So a young lion will not show it's full potential size as descriptor, because it just hasn't grown large enough yet.