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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 3:09:52 GMT -5
Polar bear vs anything in captivity is absolutely meaningless to me as a wild polar bear is an entirely different animal. I second that. If a polar bear is still relatively victorious despite its lack of adaptability in captivity. Imagine the strength of a wild polar bear. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 8:58:07 GMT -5
The lions and tigers gave the polar bear plenty of room.  Proves the wild adult polar bear will dominate tigers or lions. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 22, 2018 9:00:21 GMT -5
In the freezing artic, the polar is the king. The largest and most fiercest big cats stand zero chance.
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Post by brobear on Nov 14, 2019 9:34:48 GMT -5
Bears by Ben East: The Polar Bear:
The polar bear has longer legs and neck, and a more pointed head, than the other North American bears. In contrast to the dished face of the grizzly, the polar bear's nose bulges at the bridge. Average males weigh from 900 to 1000 pounds, but bears have been known that weighed up to 1600.
Average length - 6.5 to 8 feet.
Average shoulder height - 3 to 4 feet.
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Post by brobear on Nov 14, 2019 10:56:48 GMT -5
The Bear Almanac - Second Edition:
The brown bear and polar bear are without a doubt the largest bears. However, there is conflicting and contradicting beliefs and statements concerning the largest individuals or species of these bears.
Brown Bear:
"Of all the bears in the world, the Kodiak is the largest," according to Pat Cherr in The Bear in Fact and Fiction. "He is the largest land flesh-eater in the world."
"A full-grown Alaskan brown bear is the most impressive wild animal on this continent," relates Clyde Ormand in his Complete Book of Hunting. "The Alaskan brown bear ( Ursus ) has for decades been considered North America's largest carnivore..."
"There is little question," according to Ben East in Bears, "that on the average the brown bear is the biggest land carnivore left on earth."
"On Alaskan islands and in Siberia," write Paul Shepard and Barry Sanders in The Sacred Paw, "the brown bear vies with the polar as the largest predatory land mammal..."
"...the bear that sportsmen call the Kodiak, the biggest bear on earth and also the biggest land carnivore," writes Ben East in The Ben East Hunting Book.
Polar bear: "...the largest predators ( polar bears ) that stalk the earth," writes Charles Feazel in White Bear. "If he wished Nanook could slap a giraffe in the face."
"Polar bears are the largest of the North American bears," according to Peter Clarkson and Linda Sutterlin in Bear Essentials.
"As to maximum body size probably the polar bear exceeds the coastal brownie," according to bear hunting guide Duncan Gilchrist in All about Bears. "A lifesize white bear may indeed be the world's most impressive mount."
"Polar bears," writes Terry Domico in Bears of the World, "are among the largest members of the bear family."
"Judged by skull size, the yardstick the Boone and Crockett Club uses in scoring trophy bears, the polar does not quite equal the brown, for the reason that his more slender head counts against him," notes Ben East. "In weight he rivals the giant brown bear of Alaska. Perhaps the greatest difference between the sea bear and the land bears is in his ( the polar bear's ) looks."
"The polar bear," according to Thomas Koch in The Year of the Plar Bear, "has held the position as the largest terrestrial carnivore for thousands of years."
"The polar bear," writes Frederick Drimmer in The Animal Kingdom, "is one of the largest carnivorous animals in the world, narrowly surpassedd by the gigantic Alaskan brown bear. ( In a sense it has a claim to the title of the largest carnivore, since the brown bear is carnivorous in theory and not in practice. )"
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Post by brobear on Nov 14, 2019 10:58:09 GMT -5
Largest Boone and Crockett Skulls:
Skull Lengths ( Longest in Respective Species ) in inches:
Alaskan brown bear - 19 and 13/16.
Polar bear - 18 and 8/16.
Skull Widths ( Widest in Respective Species ) in inches:
Alaskan brown bear - 17 and 14/16
Polar bear - 11 and 7/16.
Largest Skulls ( Combined Length and Width ) World Record Score:
Alaskan brown bear - 30 and 12/16.
Polar bear - 29 and 15/16.
Skull desriptions:
Brown bear: massive; heavily constructed; large in proportion to body; high forehead ( steeply rising ); concave ( dish face ); domed head; long muzzle; flat nose tip; ears barely observed as bumps; eyes tiny.
Polar bear: large; small in proportion to body; long; snout long ( warms air ); Roman nose; large eyes.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 17, 2019 3:39:04 GMT -5
I did not know where to post this because it really has to do with lions vs tigers, but a polar bear was involved so ill post it here. at Peter Taylors act (Clyde Beattys mentor) a lion and a tiger were fighting, the tiger saw that he was getting the worse of it and to escape the lion he leaped over a polar bear that was as wide as a passageway. Pretty interesting.  Looks like the polar bear wasn't interested in either the tiger or the lion in this case. |
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Post by brobear on Dec 4, 2019 3:52:00 GMT -5
Black bear, Grizzly bear and Polar bear:  |
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Post by tom on Dec 6, 2019 13:56:56 GMT -5
This scale is probably not too far off.
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Post by brobear on Dec 6, 2019 14:31:01 GMT -5
This scale is probably not too far off. I agree. This appears to be one of the very few bear species comparisons that got it right. Rare. And its on her wall. I love this  |
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 1, 2020 10:13:04 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 0:58:13 GMT -5
Fabtastic find Americanus. We now have an average for the polar bear. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 5:36:41 GMT -5
At Hudson bay, 94 males of 5+ year olds were weighted, the average they got was 489 kg (1078 lbs). That is just incredible for so many specimens weighted.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 5:56:51 GMT -5
So i see that we have at least 4 polar bear populations that average more than 1000 lbs.
Foxe Basin.
Hudson bay
Davis straight.
Central Artic. OP
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 5:57:22 GMT -5
Quote: At Hudson bay, 94 males of 5+ year olds were weighted, the average they got was 489 kg (1078 lbs). That is just incredible for so many specimens weighted.
Especially incredible considering 5 years to 8 years are sub-adult bears.
Quote: "Males too heavy to be lifted have been estimated to weigh 88 kg ( 1,763.70 pounds ).
*Note: Biologists who work with bears can estimate a bears weight very close to accurate. When they dart bears with drugs, the amount of drug delivered must be pretty near precise. So these near-1800 pound polar bear not exaggerations.
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 6:02:53 GMT -5
Reply #34 ... Foxe Basin... OK... the world's biggest polar bears.
This "graph" is done in such a way as to make actual weights guesswork.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 6:13:54 GMT -5
Reply #34 ... Foxe Basin... OK... the world's biggest polar bears. This "graph" is done in such a way as to make actual weights guesswork.
I think the chart that Americanus posted at reply # 31 and the chart that i posted at reply # 34 both complement each other. The point is we can see many huge polar bears. I see 4 populations with the average weight over 1000 lbs.
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 6:26:10 GMT -5
Reply #34 ... Foxe Basin... OK... the world's biggest polar bears. This "graph" is done in such a way as to make actual weights guesswork.
I think the chart that Americanus posted at reply # 31 and the chart that i posted at reply # 34 both complement each other. The point is we can see many huge polar bears. I see 4 populations with the average weight over 1000 lbs.
One the topic: Weight Collection, I gave the polar bear an average of 900 pounds ( I believe to be correct ). It was posted: Be alert for new studies and possible number changes. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 6:35:43 GMT -5
For Foxe Basin, the averge is about 580 kg (1278 lbs). The largest polar bears yes.
I think the chart that Americanus posted at reply # 31 and the chart that i posted at reply # 34 both complement each other. The point is we can see many huge polar bears. I see 4 populations with the average weight over 1000 lbs.
One the topic: Weight Collection, I gave the polar bear an average of 900 pounds ( I believe to be correct ). It was posted: Be alert for new studies and possible number changes. |
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 6:56:03 GMT -5
One the topic: Weight Collection, I gave the polar bear an average of 900 pounds ( I believe to be correct ). It was posted: Be alert for new studies and possible number changes. My knowledge on polar bears is ( to say the least ) lacking. If someone would like to divide them up into separate sub-species ( as we did with black bears and brown bears ) then we can gather more than a single average. *Note: I'm not even sure if polar bears have separate subspecies or merely different populations? |
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