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Post by brobear on Apr 6, 2017 2:55:29 GMT -5
www.sdl.lib.mi.us/history/curwood.html James Oliver Curwood was an avid hunter long before he became a conservationist. He wrote fiction novels which were based on the real natural world. His book, 'The Grizzly King' ( 1916 ) was made into a popular movie, 'The Bear' in 1988. Of course, the French director, Jean-Jacques took a few liberties ( Disney style ). The book is much more exciting and informative than the movie. Also note that Thor was a real-life grizzly. One of the things that got me to thinking came from a conversation between the two fictional hunters, Langdon ( the older, wiser, more experienced ) and the younger hunter, Bruce. I will not copy word for word from the book; much too lengthly. But here is the gist of it: The old hunter was saying that most books written about grizzlies either make a hunter laugh or make him angry. For example, the idea of a grizzly making his scratch marks on a tree and, supposedly the next boar grizzly that comes along tests his reach against the dominant boar who had made his mark. Utter nonsense! Most grizzly experts today will tell you that a grizzly is not territorial. Curwood had another idea. The dominant boar grizzly is indeed territorial; but the rules of a grizzly are not the same as the rules of a big cat ( big cats not mentioned in the book ). The apex boar grizzly will allow other grizzlies and other predators to live within his domain. After all, while some grizzlies are more predatory than others, no grizzly depends solely on meat. The top grizzly will ignore the other males so long as they stay out of his way. To challenge him over a berry bush, a choice fishing spot, or a female will not go unpunished. He will patrol his kingdom often, making sure that all who live there knows and understands that he is their lord and master.
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Post by brobear on Apr 6, 2017 2:59:41 GMT -5
books.google.pl/books?ei=i7KfUtWX...me&q=tiger
According to Tungus, there are three competing groups: man, tigers, and large bears. If the tiger occupies a certain small valley, no bear and no man may come and disturb it. If a man camps in such a place, the tiger kills the horses, approaches the wigwam, frightens the women and children, but rarely kills them. If the man moves to another neighbouring valley, the tiger does not follow him, and leaves his family and horses alone. Neither does the tiger go to the valleys occupied by the large bear. The places belonging to the bear may easily be recognized by man, by the tiger, or by other bears. This animal lives with its mother until it is sometimes one or two years old. When the bear is alone, he has to find out a free place to live. It happens rather often that there are two claimants for the same place - a tiger and a bear. According to their practice, the bear puts his mark on a tree by biting it as high as he can.
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Post by brobear on Apr 23, 2017 14:38:47 GMT -5
Notorious Grizzly Bears by W.P. Hubbard - 1960 - Pelage and Character - Lone Travelers.
only once have I seen adult grizzlies traveling together for any length of time.( A mating pair - boar and sow ). On numerous occasions I have seen them pay no heed to another's presence when they came close, other than acting as if surprised at the meeting, although in some instances they were in plain sight and aware of each other's presence for a long time.
The grizzly will chase away and even kill our common bear if it comes in contact with them. However, anyone who has seen the agility with which a black, brown, or cinnamon bear will take to a tree if a grizzly happens along, knows they will never allow themselves to be killed if they can avoid the meeting in time.
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Post by brobear on Apr 23, 2017 23:59:19 GMT -5
Notorious Grizzly Bears by W.P. Hubbard - 1960 - Pelage and Character - Life and Death.
A grizzly usually remains in the territory of his birth during his life span of from ten to thirty years. The average area of his home range is between twenty-five and thirty miles, or roughly twelve and a half to fifteen miles each way from a central point. Seldom do they travel farther. I have watched old grizzlies make the rounds of their domain, passing at a certain locality on their range about once every thirty to fifty days. There are exceptions, such as in the case of Old Club Foot, a nomadic stock killer.
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Post by brobear on May 3, 2017 6:59:46 GMT -5
Social Groups
General
Females with young only lasting social bonds.
On occasion two females with young may associate and share care and nursing of young. (Murie 1985)(Craighead et al 1995)
Orphaned cubs not adopted by another female do not survive in wild
Need to have at least had a mother for 6 months
Hierarchy
Alpha males dominate.
Highest ranking males have best feeding sites and feeding times
Females with cubs are willing to challenge even an alpha male.
Territorial Behavior
No territory defense, but "personal space" vigorously defended by prompt attack
Offending bear uses conciliatory posture, vocalizations to indicate no harm intended
Mother bears with young extremely defensive; will even attack and kill a male who comes too close. (Craighead 1979).
Seasonal movements to areas with abundant food and den sites (Garshelis 2009)
May resemble a migration as bears travel along established routes
May travel 20 km (12 mi) in 12 hours.
Aggression (Craighead et al 1995) (Pasitschniak-Arts 1993)
In a study of Grizzly Bears at Yellowstone National Park
Females display 7 times more aggressive attacks and threat behaviors towards males than towards females
Both male and female bears react aggressively to intrusion into their "personal space"
No obvious (to humans) aggression by another bear triggers this response.
Male infanticide exists, but is not a significant cause of cub mortality.
When fighting, opponents struck in chest and shoulder with paws; bites directed towards head and neck
Play (Herrero 1985)
Bears of all ages play
Chase birds
Adults and young deliberately slide and roll down snowy slopes
Manipulate objects
Young bears wrestle, jump and tumble together
Communication
Displays/Visual Signs
Raise to full height when threatened
Dominance indicated by a full-fronted approach
Neck outstretched, ears laid back, canines displayed
Subordinance indicated by sideways orientation
Head low or turned away or may sit or lie down, or back away
Vocalization (Pasitschniak-Arts 1993)
With an attack (Kurt 1990)
A "high-pitched snorting with open lips"
A hoarse barking uttered in short bursts
Jaw-beating where teeth of upper and lower jaws are forcefully snapped together
With a threat
Growl and roar
When wounded or in pain or when hungry, lost, cold
Distress calls
When contented or friendly, as a greeting, as appeasement, during courtship, between female and young.
Chuffing - "popping" noise made with lips and cheeks while exhaling
Both sexes and all ages use
Olfaction/Scent Marking
Relies mainly on a sense of smell for information about the environment. (Pasitschniak-Arts 1993)
Many researchers think bears do not mark a territory with scats as do many other carnivores. (Weber 1989, Craighead 1979)
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Post by brobear on Jan 27, 2019 12:11:54 GMT -5
From post #1, James Oliver Curwood says ( quote ) He ( the boss male grizzly ) will patrol his kingdom often, making sure that all who live there knows and understands that he is their lord and master ( unquote ).
This means every beast including the tiger.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 27, 2019 12:31:35 GMT -5
From post #1, James Oliver Curwood says ( quote ) He ( the boss male grizzly ) will patrol his kingdom often, making sure that all who live there knows and understands that he is their lord and master ( unquote ). This means every beast including the tiger. |
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Post by brobear on Jan 27, 2019 13:00:13 GMT -5
From post #1, James Oliver Curwood says ( quote ) He ( the boss male grizzly ) will patrol his kingdom often, making sure that all who live there knows and understands that he is their lord and master ( unquote ). This means every beast including the tiger. True. But the Amur brown bear is the Granddaddy of Grizzlies - the ancestral stock. Same habits. The "Boss of the Woods" ( king of his domain ) is always a big boar filled with confidence. The only thing he has learned to fear is man. And I have no hidden doubts that any tiger dwelling in the Boss grizzly's domain knows not to mess with him. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 27, 2019 13:11:38 GMT -5
I agree brobear. True.
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Post by brobear on Jan 29, 2019 4:26:14 GMT -5
Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock.
I learned to distinguish the personalities of about fifteen individual grizzlies. The animals formed a social hierarchy with a huge brown grizzly, the alpha male, at the top. When he arrived at the feeding site, all other bears scattered. Otherwise, the bears fed together without a great deal of conflict.
Another dominant grizzly, a female who was subordinate only to a couple of big males, showed up on the scene in August with four cubs. This group constituted the biggest family I had ever seen. Sow grizzlies usually have two cubs, sometimes one, and occasionally three, but hardly ever four. This mother bear was the most protective I encountered.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 6:10:18 GMT -5
GRIZZLY BEAR RUBBING ON A TREE TO MARK TERRITORY.
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Post by brobear on Jan 29, 2019 6:15:07 GMT -5
Interesting photo. This particular grizzly has an unusually short coat and very little body fat. His thick neck, massive chest, and heavily-muscled arms can be clearly observed.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 6:19:00 GMT -5
Interesting photo. This particular grizzly has an unusually short coat and very little body fat. His thick neck, massive chest, and heavily-muscled arms can be clearly observed. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 8:44:06 GMT -5
DOMINANT MALE GRIZZLY BEAR OF YELLOWSTONE “PREACHER” KNOWN AS THE BISON KILLER. MARKING HIS TERRITORY.
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Post by brobear on Jan 29, 2019 8:54:59 GMT -5
During his reign, Preacher was "Boss of the Woods" in Yellowstone.
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Post by tom on Jan 29, 2019 14:05:12 GMT -5
GRIZZLY BEAR RUBBING ON A TREE TO MARK TERRITORY.
.  I always thought boars marked their territory with either urine and or clawing at the tree leaving huge marks. But I supposed rubbing their back on a tree would work just as well. |
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 14:43:09 GMT -5
GRIZZLY BEAR RUBBING ON A TREE TO MARK TERRITORY.
. I always thought boars marked their territory with either urine and or clawing at the tree leaving huge marks. But I supposed rubbing their back on a tree would work just as well. |
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Post by brobear on Jan 29, 2019 17:12:51 GMT -5
The location looks like the Northwest cold-weather rain-forest where the spirit bears live. The grizzly could be doing either; marking his turf or simply scratching his back. Damn nice looking grizz.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 17:57:45 GMT -5
YOU SEE THIS...RUN AWAY.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 29, 2019 18:01:14 GMT -5
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