Table 2. Assessment of how well supported each behavioural hypothesis is by the results of the present study.

As hypotheses have not been previously described in an explicitly quantitative manner, they are codified here in a qualitative fashion only.

Hypothesis	Whole-limb posture	Digit posture	Force required at claw tip	Supported?
Slash-kicking prey (Fig. 1B)	Extended	Extended	High	No
Prey riding (Fig. 1C)	Extended to semi-flexed	Moderately extended	High	No
Prey-mounted flank attack (Fig. 1D)	Extended to semi-flexed	Moderately extended	High	No
Targeting prey’s vital areas (Fig. 1E)	Semi-flexed to flexed	Variable	Variable (depending on substrate)	Partly
Prey restraint (Fig. 1F)	Flexed	Flexed	Low	Yes
Kicking defence (Fig. 1G)	Extended	Extended	High	No
Digging out prey (Fig. 1H)	Extended to semi-flexed	Flexed	Variable (depending on substrate)	Partly