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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2020 3:28:28 GMT -5
Quote: Himalayan brown bears belong to a separate evolutionary ancestry that split early on from all other brown bears. Ultimately, the researchers suggest that the separation took place almost 650,000 years ago, during a glacial period. *Note: This at least partly explains the little red bear's disposition - aggression level - being very non-grizzly like.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 5, 2020 3:46:28 GMT -5
All grizzly bears are brown bears but not all brown bears are grizzly bears.
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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2020 4:43:41 GMT -5
All grizzly bears are brown bears but not all brown bears are grizzly bears. The name "grizzly" in the beginning was used only for Ursus arctos horribilis. However, today, for the majority of English-speaking people world-wide, "grizzly" is any brown bear in America, including the Kodiak bears. For most Americans, even professionals, "grizzly" is simply another word for brown bear - period. Example, the book, "Tracking Gobi Grizzlies" among others. Personally, I feel that every bear deserves his own proper name. Why "brown bear" when they are not all brown? Not all black bears are black. Even the sloth bear - why does "bear" have to be part of his name? Or sun bear or Andean bear... and so on. We do not say, the "shaggy-necked cat" or the "striped cat" but rather lion and tiger. I feel that bears deserve the same respect. So, I prefer "Grizzly" over "Brown Bear". ( great book by the way ).
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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2020 4:47:32 GMT -5
Quote: Himalayan brown bears belong to a separate evolutionary ancestry that split early on from all other brown bears. Ultimately, the researchers suggest that the separation took place almost 650,000 years ago, during a glacial period. *Note: This at least partly explains the little red bear's disposition - aggression level - being very non-grizzly like. *Now to bring us back on topic.
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Post by brobear on Apr 18, 2020 2:08:27 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on May 3, 2020 4:20:56 GMT -5
Baloo has all the mannerisms of a red bear.
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Post by King Kodiak on May 15, 2020 10:30:02 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on May 16, 2020 2:12:05 GMT -5
What would be a good opponent for a red bear? Even an Asiatic black bear dominates it. There was a record of a snow leopard killing a two year old red bear but that’s about it. These red bears are still immune to snow leopard predation.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 29, 2020 20:48:05 GMT -5
4:25 to 4:60. The brown bear in Deosai National Park has the lowest birth rate among brown bears. They reach sexual maturity at eight at the cub stays with the mother for up to five years. Now I understand why this bear is so not aggressiveness. If male red bears were aggressive, they would have killed the cub bring the female back into reproduction cycle. Guess what, a 2 year old brown bear killed by a snow leopard is not even independent of its mother .
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Post by brobear on Jun 30, 2020 3:13:07 GMT -5
Reply #28 - a very good short-documentary of the very unique Himalayan brown bear - red bear - Baloo.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 30, 2020 5:10:38 GMT -5
Bali is best represented by a red bear rather than a sloth bear (which is too aggressive).
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Post by brobear on Oct 14, 2020 6:21:36 GMT -5
wildlifesos.org/our-work/bear/ The Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) is a subspecies of the brown bear and the distribution is restricted to higher altitudes across north-western and central Himalayas including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, west China, Tibet and Nepal. They dig cozy caves with their long claws and hibernate in there for most of the winter. Their heartbeats slow down to 10 beats per minute. They first come out of their caves in the spring. They live off their fat during the winter. They lose up to one-third of their weight while they are hibernating. Brown bears are almost on the brink of extinction due to rapid habitat loss, man-bear conflict situations, militancy and poaching for its fur, claws and organs. They are listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Status: Vulnerable (Indian subcontinent) Wild population: 500 to 700 Captive population: 150 approximately Under the care of Wildlife SOS: 2 Wildlife SOS sanctuaries with brown bears: Dachigam Rescue Centre, Pahalgam Rescue Centre Lifespan: 15-20 years Height: Males: 1.5m to 2.2m; Females: 1.37m to 1.83m Weight: Males: 130 – 550 kgs; Females: 80 – 250 kgs
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 14, 2020 7:22:45 GMT -5
You finally found info on the red bear. They might be heavier than a barren ground grizzly and Tibetan blue bear on average.
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Post by brobear on Oct 27, 2020 15:57:40 GMT -5
Baloo with an Ussuri black bear.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 27, 2020 18:26:36 GMT -5
Baloo seems to be looking away submissively. brobear , do you have the link to the side?
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Post by brobear on Oct 27, 2020 23:06:13 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 17, 2020 5:45:02 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 25, 2021 5:42:51 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Jan 25, 2021 5:59:01 GMT -5
Now I'm wondering; does the Himalayan Brown Bear hibernate?
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 25, 2021 6:05:09 GMT -5
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