Post by brobear on Feb 4, 2022 1:51:06 GMT -5
Let's say that a captured 435-pound wild African lion escaped in Yellowstone National Park in early Spring. Everything here is brand new to him, but he manages to ambush an elk cow.
A pack of wolves attempt to bluff him from the carcass, but this lion is a veteran and has defended his kills from spotted hyenas. A short time later a young 6-year-old 325-pound grizzly arrives. The bear attempts to bluff the lion, but is unsuccessful.
About a half hour later, a full-grown 475-pound boar grizzly shows up. This grizzly has not fed since he emerged from his long Winter's sleep. He is hungry and does not slow his pace towards the lion.
The lion, being a veteran of numerous fights with other male lions, realizes immediately that this "unknown creature" is not bluffing. The bear is too close to attempt to avoid the fight, even if the lion had made this choice. The two charge into each other like two Sumo wrestlers. The "king of beasts" realizes immediately that his opponent is heavier and stronger. The bloody battle lasts somewhere between three and five minutes.
When the grizzly begins feasting ravishingly upon the elk carcass, the lion is still alive, with multiple broken bones and bleeding from numerous cuts on his flanks. He can barely move as his back is broken.
If this lion should last throughout Spring, Summer, and Autumn without clashing with a big boar grizzly ( which would be unlikely ), the Wyoming Winter Weather would kill him.
A pack of wolves attempt to bluff him from the carcass, but this lion is a veteran and has defended his kills from spotted hyenas. A short time later a young 6-year-old 325-pound grizzly arrives. The bear attempts to bluff the lion, but is unsuccessful.
About a half hour later, a full-grown 475-pound boar grizzly shows up. This grizzly has not fed since he emerged from his long Winter's sleep. He is hungry and does not slow his pace towards the lion.
The lion, being a veteran of numerous fights with other male lions, realizes immediately that this "unknown creature" is not bluffing. The bear is too close to attempt to avoid the fight, even if the lion had made this choice. The two charge into each other like two Sumo wrestlers. The "king of beasts" realizes immediately that his opponent is heavier and stronger. The bloody battle lasts somewhere between three and five minutes.
When the grizzly begins feasting ravishingly upon the elk carcass, the lion is still alive, with multiple broken bones and bleeding from numerous cuts on his flanks. He can barely move as his back is broken.
If this lion should last throughout Spring, Summer, and Autumn without clashing with a big boar grizzly ( which would be unlikely ), the Wyoming Winter Weather would kill him.