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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 2, 2021 19:54:26 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 17, 2021 13:58:16 GMT -5
Reply 7. The grizzly might be more aggressive but the Kodiak bear will definately be the stronger one.
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Post by brobear on Jun 29, 2022 23:06:17 GMT -5
A tundra grizzly might be a grizzly from the Canadian tundra or from the Alaskan tundra ( Ursus arctos horribilis ) . Sloth bear is a common sloth bear from India. Fight takes place in the middle of a large field, sunny day, temperature at 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 15.55 degrees Celsius. Not too hot for the grizzly. Not too cold for the sloth bear.
I have noticed that the majority of posters consider the sloth bear as being the world's most aggressive bear. It's easy to see where they would get this idea. However, the sloth bear is courageous and can be defensively aggressive. An aggressive brown bear, such as the barren ground grizzly, the Gobi bear, or the Tibetan blue bear are, from what I've read, the world's most offensively aggressive of bears. At weight-parity, I would wager on the brown bear. But, this would be a fight worth seeing.
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Post by brobear on Nov 12, 2022 4:41:31 GMT -5
IMO; the American black ranks among the most underestimated of living bears. Perhaps second only to the giant panda. But some of them; especially the Eastern black bear (Ursus americanus americanus), can be huge. Males weighing 600-pounds are not really common, but neither are they really rare. There are always some of them out there. In fact, I would dare say that there are always just a few 700-pound black bears roaming the woods of eastern North America. The heaviest bear on record was found in North Carolina in 1998, weighing in at 880 lbs (400 kg) - confirmed. If by some strange circumstances, a 700-pound black bear found himself in Wyoming or Montana; in grizzly country, this huge black bear would be dominated by the large male (450 to 600 pounds) grizzlies - (IMO). However, these Eastern black bears can be heavier than any confirmed lion or tiger in the wild. In a face-off between a 600+ pound black bear and a typical-sized lion or tiger, I would wager on the bear. _____________________________________________________________________________ I will edit and add: The average male Eastern black bear is very likely at weight-parity (very close) to an average male lion (considering all subspecies combined) and heavier than the average male tiger (considering all subspecies combined).
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Post by brobear on Feb 10, 2023 8:00:40 GMT -5
Artodus simus vs Ursus ingressus... (imo) a 50/50 face-off. Kodiak bear vs polar bear... average Kodiak vs average polar (imo) a 50/50 face-off / max size (imo) polar bear wins. _____________________________________________________ Average mature male polar bear (6 years+) - 1075 pounds. Average mature female polar bear (5 years+) - 485 pounds. Average mature male Foxe Basin polar bear (5 years+) - 1300 pounds.
Average mature male Kodiak bear (5 years+) - 769 pounds. Average mature female Kodiak bear (5 years+) - 407.7 pounds. Average fully grown male Kodiak bear (9 years+) - 1077.3 pounds. Average fully grown female Kodiak bear (7 years+) - 446.5 pounds. ____________________________________________________ Keep in mind; the Kodiak is just one subspecies of brown bear. As a whole, the Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) best represents the average brown bear.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Feb 11, 2023 4:24:31 GMT -5
/\ Remember, a 6 year old male polar bear is not fully grown. At 9 to 10 years old, it will weigh more than 1075 pounds.
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Post by brobear on Feb 11, 2023 4:57:40 GMT -5
Quote; "Remember, a 6 year old male polar bear is not fully grown. At 9 to 10 years old, it will weigh more than 1075 pounds." True; the average polar bear is heavier than the average Kodiak bear. He also carries considerably more fat than the brown bear. But, even considering that factor, the polar would have some weight advantage. But, (imo) the brown bear has greater upper-body strength (pound-for-pound) while the polar bear has enough weight advantage to compensate... thus a 50/50.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Feb 11, 2023 5:14:58 GMT -5
/\ And I agree the brown bear has more upper body strength pound to pound, however, it might actually have more fat than a polar bear during winter season where it hibernates. Polar bears are in constant autumn weight.
Both kodiak and polar bear have the bones to wind stand heavy weight.
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Post by brobear on Feb 11, 2023 6:31:12 GMT -5
/\ And I agree the brown bear has more upper body strength pound to pound, however, it might actually have more fat than a polar bear during winter season where it hibernates. Polar bears are in constant autumn weight. Both kodiak and polar bear have the bones to wind stand heavy weight. I believe that the polar bear has more fat even than a brown bear in late Autumn, but then again that might be a contest.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Mar 14, 2023 15:02:39 GMT -5
/\ I think they are similar but we can agree to disagree on this one.
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Post by arctozilla on Mar 16, 2023 14:16:21 GMT -5
Some argue that a 300 kg black bear is a twaddle considering it would be larger than the inland grizzly. But it actually depends on the subspecies: if we talk about Western ones then of course they don't, but if we talk about Eastern subspecies they actually can due to living in zones where grizzlies are absent, which allows them to have more food sources and less competition. The size of an animal is dependant on its habitat.
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