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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 0:41:08 GMT -5
Im a little confused about the kodiak bear. So kodiak bears are only exclusive to the island of Kodiak and surrounding islands? When I say kodiak bear Im talking about(Ursus arctos middendorffi). Not the one that live on Katmai National Park. Unless those are kodiaks too.
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Post by brobear on Oct 2, 2018 2:35:49 GMT -5
Im a little confused about the kodiak bear. So kodiak bears are only exclusive to the island of Kodiak and surrounding islands? When I say kodiak bear Im talking about(Ursus arctos middendorffi). Not the one that live on Katmai National Park. Unless those are kodiaks too. The bears of Katmai are typically called "brown bears" to distinquish them from the inland grizzlies. they are the Alaskan peninsula brown bears. However, these bears are listed as Ursus arctos horribilis ( grizzly ) by biologists. Not so long ago, they were listed as Ursus arctos gyas. Trophy hunters include them as Kodiaks. In my humble opinion; the Alaskan peninsula grizzly were Kodiak bears left on the mainland when the melt-water of the Ice Age separated them. Over the centuries, these brown bears have been breeding with ( blending ) with the inland grizzlies.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 2:45:34 GMT -5
Im a little confused about the kodiak bear. So kodiak bears are only exclusive to the island of Kodiak and surrounding islands? When I say kodiak bear Im talking about(Ursus arctos middendorffi). Not the one that live on Katmai National Park. Unless those are kodiaks too. The bears of Katmai are typically called "brown bears" to distinquish them from the inland grizzlies. they are the Alaskan peninsula brown bears. However, these bears are listed as Ursus arctos horribilis ( grizzly ) by biologists. Not so long ago, they were listed as Ursus arctos gyas. Trophy hunters include them as Kodiaks. In my humble opinion; the Alaskan peninsula grizzly were Kodiak bears left on the mainland when the melt-water of the Ice Age separated them. Over the centuries, these brown bears have been breeding with ( blending ) with the inland grizzlies. Ok ok I think Im starting to get it now. So basically I was right. At least I think.The bears that live on Katmai are alaskan peninsula brown bears. See I was kinda lost because I hear people call these bears kodiaks. I think you're right about the kodiak breeding with inland grizzlies. I never knew different bear species could breed with each other. This is why I love this site because Im always learning something new.
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Post by brobear on Oct 2, 2018 3:09:13 GMT -5
Btute says: I never knew different bear species could breed with each other. This is why I love this site because Im always learning something new. All brown bears or grizzlies are of one single species - Ursus arctos. Sub-species are merely various populations which have acquired different characteristics. Remember that grizzlies have been known to breed with polar bears and with cave bears - both closely related.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 2, 2018 5:03:33 GMT -5
Katmai national park bears should be Coastal grizzlies then, being right across from Kodiak island.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 2, 2018 12:05:23 GMT -5
Guys, i love all species of bears really, but i will repeat again, The Kodiak bear is the king. Kodiak is heavy machine, best of the land.
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Post by brobear on Oct 2, 2018 12:42:02 GMT -5
Guys, i love all species of bears really, but i will repeat again, The Kodiak bear is the king. Kodiak is heavy machine, best of the land. Yes, the Kodiak is the biggest and strongest of the grizzlies. But, once the ice returns and the waters recede, The mighty Kodiak will be mixing and blending into the Ursus arctos horribilis populations. He ( the giant ) is forever a grizzly. There will likely be more mixing also in Beringia between Russia and N. America.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 2, 2018 14:07:05 GMT -5
That is when the ice returns, we wont see it. So until then....this one here, Ursus arctos middendorffi, remains the king.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 2, 2018 15:54:12 GMT -5
Ill tell you guys what....this subspecies of brown bear here....URSUS ARCTOS MIDDENDORFFI, is legendary, you take those 500 siberian tigers and drop them in Kodiak island, you would witness the extinction of the Siberian tigers, Panthera Tigris. And you can bet your life on that.
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Post by brobear on Oct 3, 2018 2:57:39 GMT -5
The Kodiak bear is a massive grizzly. According to some early pioneers, such as James Capen Adams ( Grizzly Adams ) some California grizzlies within the Sierra Nevada Mountains were equally as big. The amazing thing ( to me ) is that usually animals contained on an island grow smaller than their mainland brothers and sisters. Another mystery ( to me ) is the fact that Ursus speleaus speleaus ( the giant European cave bear ) which was completely vegetarian, was slightly larger than a Kodiak bear.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 8, 2018 6:28:17 GMT -5
Ladies and gentleman...never forget this, never. KODIAK BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS MIDDENDORFFI), is heavy machine, best of the land.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2018 7:47:57 GMT -5
Ladies and gentleman...never forget this, never. KODIAK BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS MIDDENDORFFI), is heavy machine, best of the land. That bear should be a symbol of power.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 8, 2018 9:06:00 GMT -5
This bear here is the king, no one can beat this bear here. ill say again URSUS ARCTOS MIDDENDORFFI, and you can bet your life on that. A FREAKING BEAR MAN!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 3:53:44 GMT -5
This bear here is the king, no one can beat this bear here. ill say again URSUS ARCTOS MIDDENDORFFI, and you can bet your life on that. A FREAKING BEAR MAN!!!! Exactly. I think a bear of this size will give even a prehistoric cave bear a good fight.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 0:55:44 GMT -5
www.munseysbearcamp.com/bears.htmlBrown bears have non-retractable claws that may be as long as four inches (Troyer, 2005). The claws of young bears are typically dark brown and then lighten with age. Although some young bears have light-colored claws, beautiful, pearly-white claws are usually seen on an old sow or boar. Look at these photos and notice the difference in claw coloration between the old sow on the left and the sub-adult bear to the right.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 0:56:46 GMT -5
www.munseysbearcamp.com/bears.htmlBrown bears use their claws to defend themselves and fight with other bears, but Kodiak bears primarily use their claws to dig for roots and other food and to grip food. Even though their claws look large and clumsy to us, they are actually quite dexterous and capable of manipulating small objects (Brown, 1993). Bear cubs use their claws to climb trees, but adult brown bears are poor climbers due to their body weight and the structure of their claws (Brown, 1993). It is not uncommon to see a sow send her small cubs up a tree if she senses danger, and they stay in the tree until she vocalizes the signal that it’s safe for them to come down.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2018 1:09:18 GMT -5
I wonder would a kodiak bear fighting style be similar to a grizzly bear fighting style.
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Post by brobear on Oct 10, 2018 3:16:48 GMT -5
The Kodiak bear is a brown bear. The Kodiak bear is a grizzly. TRUE GRIZZ by Douglas H. Chadwick.
VITALS continued: Scientific Name: Ursus arctos horribilis. The species Ursus arctos, called the brown bear, is distributed around the Northern Hemisphere. Eurasian populations occur from Scandinavia to Russia's Pacific shores and as far south as northern India, Iran, and Spain. North America has a variety of identifiable races and ecotypes. Most experts classify them together as the subspecies horribilis. This includes the big bears of Kodiak Island and brown bears of the Pacific mainland coast, as well as the interior brown bears whose fur more often has the frosted, or grizzled, appearance that gave rise to the label "grizzly". It is a common and accepted practice to refer to all New World brown bears as "Grizzly".
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Post by brobear on Oct 10, 2018 4:32:45 GMT -5
Katmai National Park & Preserve - on facebook. Fat Bear Week 2018 is coming October 3rd to 9th!
Body fat means strong chances of winter survival for brown bears, and October is the month that Katmai’s bears are heaviest. This is your chance to “weigh-in” and decide which bulky brute deserves the title of Fattest Bear. There’s no fat shaming here; we’re celebrating the survival of Katmai’s most successful bears.
Beginning Wednesday, we’ll post dueling pictures of bears commonly seen on the Bear Cam. These photos will show the same bear in early summer and fall to illustrate the bears’ relative weight gain during the summer.
How to Participate: This is a single elimination tournament to determine the fattest Bear Cam bear of 2018. “Like” the photo of the bear that you think is the fattest. The bear whose photo has the most likes will advance. *THE BIG FAT WINNER - FATTEST BEAR 2018 is.... Bear 409 - Beadnose.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 10, 2018 5:23:17 GMT -5
Please dont call the bears fat, they have feelings also. Lmao. So how big was bear 409?
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