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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 12, 2020 20:30:52 GMT -5
That is one really strong bear.
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Post by brobear on Oct 13, 2020 4:09:15 GMT -5
Reply #146 - It's actually more than merely dragging. This grizzly actually has to lift the bison carcass over the edge of ice to drag it uphill out of the lake. And he does this while standing on slippery ground.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 13, 2020 4:11:29 GMT -5
/\ This is similar to a polar bear dragging a beluga out of its breathing hole. The grizzly’s claws are not hooked like the polar bear to latch on to slippery ground but it certainly did a good job.
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 13, 2020 7:39:49 GMT -5
Reply #146 - It's actually more than merely dragging. This grizzly actually has to lift the bison carcass over the edge of ice to drag it uphill out of the lake. And he does this while standing on slippery ground. And the bison's carcass is all wet which increases its weight.
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Post by brobear on Oct 13, 2020 11:50:17 GMT -5
Reply #146 - It's actually more than merely dragging. This grizzly actually has to lift the bison carcass over the edge of ice to drag it uphill out of the lake. And he does this while standing on slippery ground. And the bison's carcass is all wet which increases its weight.
This is true; in fact, the carcass would be filled with water, making it heavier than a living bison ( I would think ).
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 16, 2020 21:42:00 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 16, 2020 22:16:46 GMT -5
I dont think it was posted here no. Lets see a tiger do that.
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Post by brobear on Nov 20, 2020 6:29:54 GMT -5
A Look at the Eight species:
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 20, 2020 7:31:01 GMT -5
Reply 43. The colour of the signs under the bears have just given me an idea to build another fictional planet.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 22, 2020 9:43:03 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 6, 2020 15:13:33 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Dec 9, 2020 3:57:54 GMT -5
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130131446.htm Black bear gut biome surprisingly simple Date: November 30, 2020 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: In recent decades, researchers have found that most mammals' guts are surprisingly complex environments - home to a variety of microbial ecosystems that can profoundly affect an animal's well-being. Scientists have now learned that the bear appears to be an exception, with its gut playing host to a microbial population that varies little across the intestinal tract.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 21, 2020 10:16:25 GMT -5
SUMMARY Hibernating bears retain most of their skeletal muscle strength despite drastically reduced weight-bearing activity. Regular neural activation of muscles is a potential mechanism by which muscle atrophy could be limited. However, both mechanical loading and neural activity are usually necessary to maintain muscle size. jeb.biologists.org/content/215/12/2081
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 21, 2020 10:19:47 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Dec 21, 2020 11:00:14 GMT -5
Curious; from reply #50: The spine of a tiger contains 30 vertebrae. How many vertebrae does a brown bear have? Good question. I did some searching and i found nothing.I hope this article will be of some use: INTRODUCTION Indigenous to the Arctic Circle, the polar bear, or Ursus maritimus, is a common feature of zoological parks throughout the world. Life expectancy in the wild ranges into the second decade. However, life expectancy in captivity can range into the third and fourth decades with bears becoming as large as 450 kg and measuring up to 3 m in length. Spinal spondylosis and subsequent stenosis result in a significant number of emergency department visits and operative procedures in humans. Symptoms are often subtle, chronic, and progressive due to the degenerative, age-, and use-related nature of the disease. Depending on the location of the lesion, symptoms can include radiculopathy or myelopathy. Spondylosis tends to be a more common pathologic condition among humans because of our erect posture, lack of natural predators, and long-life expectancy, which makes diagnosis slightly more difficult and rare in quadrupeds such as bears. Although all mammalian species possess 7 cervical vertebrae, many anatomical variations among mammalian species have been noted. For example, the polar bear has 13 thoracic vertebrae and 7 lumbar vertebrae. Further, although the spinal cord in adult humans descends to approximately the L1 level, in many vertebrate animals, the terminal portion of the spinal cord is at L6 or L7. Here, we present the management of a symptomatic polar bear with lumbar stenosis and subsequent spinal cord compression. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482170/
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Post by brobear on Dec 22, 2020 2:12:48 GMT -5
Reply #430 interesting, but does not give the number of vertebrae in the bear's back.
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Post by brobear on Dec 22, 2020 2:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 22, 2020 7:07:49 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Jan 18, 2021 2:54:17 GMT -5
Is it not ironic? Big Cat enthusiasts post topics like; "Massive Head, Neck, and Shoulders", "Huge Shoulders and Chest", "Impressive Big Cats", "Massive Specimens", etc. These attributes they look for in their chosen big cat, bears, especially the brown bear, have in spades. Yet, the fanboys wear dark glasses and blinders when looking at a bear. Total denial. I am not saying that there are not some very impressive big cats out there. But, when it comes down to having muscle-in-bulk, the bears win hands down.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 18, 2021 9:22:49 GMT -5
brobearReply #433: ironic but not surprising at all. As mentioned many times, they do exactly the same with weights, they love to fight about who is the heavier cat, yet they criticize the bear's weight, so funny, so contradictory.
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