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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 10:09:45 GMT -5
This is actually from a bear study - which I am now unable to locate.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 23, 2019 10:18:35 GMT -5
This is actually from a bear study - which I am now unable to locate. Did you really read that in a bear study? That one of the purposes of the “V” is used for that?
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 11:09:20 GMT -5
This is actually from a bear study - which I am now unable to locate. Did you really read that in a bear study? That one of the purposes of the “V” is used for that?
It's the main purpose of the V. In fact, many ( not all ) American black bear cubs have this V, an inherited trait from the Ice Age days of big cats in America.
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 11:11:10 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 11:50:11 GMT -5
From the publication, The Book of the Tiger by Reginald George Burton (1933) A bear was seen by Sir S. Eardley-Wilmot to gallop through a jungle and stop on reaching a road. A Tiger appeared on the road fifty yards off, and began stalking the bear, stopping when the bear stopped, and sinking on its belly when the bear moved on. This went on until only ten feet separated the two animals. Meanwhile two other Tigers came out and lay down to watch. The bear left the road and entered a patch of grass, the Tiger followed, but turned away when the bear rushed roaring at him.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 23, 2019 11:53:09 GMT -5
From the publication, The Book of the Tiger by Reginald George Burton (1933) A bear was seen by Sir S. Eardley-Wilmot to gallop through a jungle and stop on reaching a road. A Tiger appeared on the road fifty yards off, and began stalking the bear, stopping when the bear stopped, and sinking on its belly when the bear moved on. This went on until only ten feet separated the two animals. Meanwhile two other Tigers came out and lay down to watch. The bear left the road and entered a patch of grass, the Tiger followed, but turned away when the bear rushed roaring at him. Wow, great find brobear, never seen this before. More clear proof that tigers dont want any part of a face to face battle with a bear. Do you know what kind of bear it was?
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 11:59:15 GMT -5
roaring.earth/tiger-vs-bear/ As one of the largest cat species, with males capable of reaching nearly 700 pounds in body weight, tigers can usually overpower these smaller bears. In fact, they’ve been known to hunt sloth bears occasionally in ambush-style attacks. But sloth bears can also hold their own against large predators like the tiger, and even rhinos and elephants, when necessary. When threatened, the bear becomes highly aggressive and will actually charge at their attackers. While they mostly feed on termites and rarely prey on other mammals, their sharp claws, large canine teeth and assertive attitude make them formidable opponents for any predator who choose to engage them head-on — even a fully-grown tiger.
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 12:01:36 GMT -5
The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 94, Number 1 - July 1948 - Page 429
"Ceylon, Island of the Lion People", by Helen Trybulowski Gilles
Tiger Versus Sloth Bear
"Then a small Indian sloth bear was released in the arena. The man-eater had tasted blood and rushed at once to the attack. But to my amazement, the little bear rose on his hind legs, growled ferociously, and slapped out with his small paws. The tiger pulled up in surprise. Four times the tiger returned to the attack; four times the little bear engaged in his desperate bluff, and he won. The tiger, after its last attempt, turned tail, climbed high into a plane tree, and refused to descend. The little bear was unharmed."
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Post by brobear on Feb 23, 2019 12:03:35 GMT -5
WOLVERINE Probably not only big male bears but any adult male brown bear. If the adult male tiger Matkasur weighting 200-220 kg from the famous video didn't succeed to overwhelm a smallish female Sloth bear weighting only 90-100 kg (that's the average mass of the female) and actually lost the battle how come a tiger can be stronger than adult male Ussuri brown bear with average weight of 270 kg... ?. That's unthinkable. Its time for us - tiger lovers and lion lovers to open our eyes in the front of the truth and admit that the brown bear is way stronger than any cat. Sadly. Nevertheless the obligatory predators as the big cats somehow are much more charismatic and excite human imagination much more than the omnivorus animals.
Post 1702 wildfact.com/forum/topic-on-the-edge-of-extinction-a-the-tiger-panthera-tigris?pid=57419#pid57419
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 23, 2019 12:08:51 GMT -5
Yeah the historic post by Wolverine, one of the smarter tiger fans.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 23, 2019 12:15:55 GMT -5
Back off my cubs! Incredible moment mother bear bravely takes on TIGERS coming after her young in India Incredible images capture the moment a mother bear chases off two tigers who were approaching her cubs They were taken in Ranthambhore National Park, India by Aditya 'Dicky' Singh , 52, from Sawai Madhopur Proving that nothing stands between a new mum and her cubs, the sloth bear scares them away Incredible photos have captured the moment an angry mother bear chased off two huge tigers to protect her cubs. The sloth bear was walking with the two cubs on her back as a female and male tiger approached her. ADVERTISEMENT The bear doesn't back down, taking on each of the tigers and sending them packing. The remarkable encounter was captured in Ranthambhore National Park, India by wildlife tourism professional Aditya 'Dicky' Singh, 52, from Sawai Madhopur, India. 'The victor walked off leaving behind two sheepish cats,' he said. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6285615/amp/Indian-bear-fights-attack-two-huge-tigers.html
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 23, 2019 12:44:33 GMT -5
This is off topic here, just a thought. Look at the 3 cubs watching their mother fight from the sidelines, imagine if the tiger would have killed their mother? Imagine their pain, then they would have died also. My point is the wild is a very sad and cruel place most times, cubs should not go through something like this.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 16, 2019 19:51:19 GMT -5
SLOTH BEAR AND LEOPARD ENCOUNTER
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Post by BruteStrength on Mar 17, 2019 9:58:12 GMT -5
Hell yeah! Awesome picture King Kodiak. Notice how the bear don't back down and hold it's own.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 18, 2019 5:37:55 GMT -5
Hell yeah! Awesome picture King Kodiak. Notice how the bear don't back down and hold it's own. Its very rare for a sloth bear to back down. I would be willing to bet that leopard ran away after the sloth bear stood up.
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Post by BruteStrength on Mar 18, 2019 18:09:21 GMT -5
Most definitely I bet the leopard ran away as well.
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Post by brobear on Mar 21, 2019 5:41:00 GMT -5
The tough little sloth bear faces some big ferocious predators.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 21, 2019 6:19:57 GMT -5
Over my years debating animal fights, i have come to the conclusion that tigers can BARELY defeat any other animal in a strictly face to face battle. At least 90% of all the accounts of tigers killing or defeating any animal are ambush hunts, predation. Not face to face fights. In a face to face fight, a dominant male tiger FAILED to kill a little 150 lb female sloth bear. Is this the same way a tiger will kill a 9000 lb asian elephant?? Dont make me laugh.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 21, 2019 8:30:43 GMT -5
The tough little sloth bear faces some big ferocious predators. And by the videos, accounts, and info posted in this thread, sloth bears dont back down.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 21, 2019 22:30:04 GMT -5
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