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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 12:26:23 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 21, 2020 12:32:08 GMT -5
Bears killing bulls with one swipe is exaggerated. Its basically not physically possible. The bears vs spanish fighting bulls fights were bloodied and ferocious and some very long. The bears mostly won yes, but not by "one blow". You can see the descriptions of the fights here in this thread:
domainofthebears.proboards.com/thread/513/bull-fighter
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 21, 2020 12:37:21 GMT -5
This is new to me, never seen it before. Nice.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 22, 2020 17:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2020 16:26:56 GMT -5
" From walruses we pass to bears. Mr.Lamont believes that the Polar Bear - the Ursus Maritimus of naturalists - is, in a state of nature, the largest and strongest carnivorous animal in the world. Be this as it may, his first specimen - the one which he was watching through the old opera-glass of which we have spoken - was a monster. His carcass measured eight feet in length, and almost as much in circumference. He stood four and a half feet high at the shoulder. The fore-paws were 34 inches around. His weight was at least 1200 pounds: of this the fat constituted 400 pounds, and the hide 100. When skinned, his neck and shoulders were like those of a bull. The hunters say that he will kill the biggest bull-walrus, although nearly three times his own weight, by springing upon him from behind, and battering in his skull by repeated blows. Mr. Lamont believes this, though he doubts the stories told of the way in which he is killed by hunters. One man, who professes to know all about it, says that the hunters use a spear having a cross-piece a couple of feet from the point. Hunter presents point to Ursus; Ursus seizes spear by cross-piece, and in trying to drag it away buries the blade in his own body, and so kills himself." www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa032201c.htm
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 23, 2020 17:12:14 GMT -5
Great account lazarlazar. That was once of the first accounts I posted on this forum. Mr Lamount doubts the part where the polar bear kills itself with a spear 😁.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 23, 2020 18:00:06 GMT -5
I have seen all these accounts before. Thanks for posting them. Walruses are honestly difficult prey for polar bears. They might be less mobile than large bovines but have better defenses (thicker hide, neck which is similar in size to body, and blubber to protect their vital organs). The account of the polar bear killing a walrus with 'one blow' must be done after many repeated blows on the head.
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