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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2018 17:47:47 GMT -5
The Bear Almanac by Gary Brown.
Shoulder Hump ( Brown Bears ).
Brown bears have a hump between their shoulders that is covered with long hair and is normally a reliable means of species identification. The long hair often accentuates the hump when the hackles are raised. This distinguishing feature is a distinctive mass of muscle that provides brown bears with their exceptional digging ability and the powerful striking force of their forepaws.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2018 17:49:12 GMT -5
The Bear Almanac by Gary Brown. Polar Bear ( Ursus maritimus ) The polar bear living in an arctic ( polar ) climate is the greatest wanderer of all bears and is considered by many as the largest. It is the most carnivorous of modern bears. Yellowish white in color, with a black nose, the polar bear has an elongated body with low, well-developed shoulders; a long, relatively thin but well-developed neck; highly developed hindquarters; and a small head. It has a straight profile, a Roman nose with membranes up to half the length of the toes, and long and thick claws. Four inches of blubber cover the rump and legs ( except the inside of the back legs ).
Brown Bear ( Ursus arctos ) The brown bear is the most diverse bear in size. Its color is variable, though generally brown, and an individual's is relatively uniform. It has a dished face ( dished-in profile ); short, round ears that are small compared to the skull; and long claws on the front paws. With its strong build, great strength, thick head, and large hump over the shoulder, it is the largest omnivore.
The remarkable and distinguished "hump" is actually a mass of muscle that, coupled with long claws, provides the brown bear with great digging ability.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 13:56:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2018 13:57:57 GMT -5
Credits to AlbertaParks.
Bear traps weigh hundreds of pounds, and this bear tosses it around like it's a toy!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2018 23:24:34 GMT -5
How many times stronger is a grizzly bear to a human?
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Post by tom on May 21, 2018 16:25:24 GMT -5
That's a hard question to answer and much of it would depend on how big of a Grizzly were talking about. There would be a significant difference in strength comparing a 600 lb inland Grizzly to a 1000+ lb Kodiak giant.
Even if you could rig up some kind of test using a tame bear, how would you know the bear is giving it his all?
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Post by tom on May 21, 2018 16:29:54 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Jun 2, 2018 16:26:48 GMT -5
Post Options Post by Admin on Sep 1, 2013 at 9:12am From The Bear Almanac - Second Edition - 2009.
Bears possess enormous strength, regardless of species or size. The strength of a bear is difficult to measure, but observations alone ( bears moving rocks, carrying animal carcasses, removing large logs from the side of a cabin, and digging caveernous holes ) are indicative of incredible power. A study team at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, found that a grizzly bear could treat a 700-pound garbage dumpster like a beach ball, while it took a minimum of two persons just to tip the dumpster. The team concluded the strength of a "calm" grizzly bear is two-and-a-half to five times that of a human. No animal of equal size is as powerful. A bear may kill a moose, elk, or a deer by a single blow to the neck with a powerful foreleg, then lift the carcass in it's mouth and carry it for great distances. "The strength ... is in keeping with his size," describes Ben East in 'Bears'. "He is very powerfully built, a heavy skeleton overlaid with thick layers of muscle as strong as rawhide rope. He can hook his long front claws under a slab of rock that three grown men could not lift, and flip it over almost effortlessly. A brown bear took a thousand pound steer a half mile up an almost vertical mountain, much of the way through alder tangles with trunks three or four inches thick. Strength and power are not only attributes of large bears but also of the young. The author observed a yearling American black bear searching for insects turn over a flat-shaped rock that was between 310 and 325 pounds "backhanded" with a single foreleg. The bear was captured the following day in a management action and was found to weigh only 120 pounds.
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Post by Of Interest? on Jul 4, 2018 19:07:35 GMT -5
Hi guys, I have enjoyed reading some informative posts and links on your forum. I hadn't seen this one though, so far - so here it is: www.allgrizzly.org/front-limbs The grizzly shoulder hump muscle band, running span-wise across the spine, is discussed as a sign of digging prowess. Other matters including adaptations which allow even such a large heavy bear to run at 30mph, may be of interest?
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 10, 2018 16:07:39 GMT -5
This account is perfect for this thread. Bert Noyes, chief keeper of all animals at Hagenbeck Zoo said that the bears are the worst behaved, and they destroy everything in their enclousures, so they had to reinforce the enclousures with concrete. So this just shows the bears strenght also.
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Post by brobear on Sept 12, 2018 2:10:26 GMT -5
Consider this scenario; you are in your car on a lonely dirt road, in the wilderness and out of fuel. Right outside your car is a lion. You can easily see that he is either very hungry or very angry. Instinctively, you lock the car door. You feel frightened, but you have a sense of security if you stay in your car. Scenario #2; not a lion, but a big grizzly boar. If he wants you bad enough, he will destroy your car! *What I would really like to see here on this topic is real science in the form of studies of the physical bodies of these animals and how they compare - unbiased.
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 12, 2018 4:54:27 GMT -5
Definatly, first destroy your car, then grab you, then bear hug you, then eat your brains out, lmao.
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Post by brobear on Sept 12, 2018 5:34:50 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 12, 2018 5:46:13 GMT -5
Thats just awesome. Shows that brown bears are built like thanks. Sounds like this video here.
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 14, 2018 16:19:28 GMT -5
BROBEAR....there is a tiger boy on the other forum saying that the average weight of inland grizzly bears is 420 lbs, you said it was 500 lbs, do you have like a chart or something so i can show that kid?
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Post by brobear on Sept 18, 2018 15:15:56 GMT -5
Posted by Polar over on WildFact... I used to believe that big cats were more powerful than bears, and bears simply having more brute strength than big cats. But once I looked at data that analyzed their muscle fiber types and where they are distributed, I can say that this statement is quite wrong as the fiber composition is too complicated to say which one is clearly more powerful or not. Believe it or not, bears have just as fast of reflexes and response times as cats and bigger bears (300 to 500-kg) can be just as quick as a normal-sized big cat. Even between primates and carnivores, it is still very hard to tell which areas of their body are more powerful than the other (except that carnivores have much more fast-twitch fibers), unless it is a mechanical advantage (like a tiger's elastic heel allowing it to jump higher).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 15:31:35 GMT -5
Posted by Polar over on WildFact... I used to believe that big cats were more powerful than bears, and bears simply having more brute strength than big cats. But once I looked at data that analyzed their muscle fiber types and where they are distributed, I can say that this statement is quite wrong as the fiber composition is too complicated to say which one is clearly more powerful or not. Believe it or not, bears have just as fast of reflexes and response times as cats and bigger bears (300 to 500-kg) can be just as quick as a normal-sized big cat. Even between primates and carnivores, it is still very hard to tell which areas of their body are more powerful than the other (except that carnivores have much more fast-twitch fibers), unless it is a mechanical advantage (like a tiger's elastic heel allowing it to jump higher). Same with me. Once upon a time I used to be a big cat fanboy that used to think big cats were stronger than bears until I met Pablo and Jirre B my good friends online and he told me that bears outclass big cats in power. I know this is true because there is a video of one of Casey Anderson bears moving a bolder that weigh close to a 2,000 pounds!
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Post by brobear on Sept 18, 2018 15:35:27 GMT -5
BROBEAR....there is a tiger boy on the other forum saying that the average weight of inland grizzly bears is 420 lbs, you said it was 500 lbs, do you have like a chart or something so i can show that kid? I have explained this no less than a hundred times over the past 5 or 6 years I'm sure. From the lap-top I'm using now, I am unable to post pictures ( including a chart ). The tiger fan-boy is correct about the weight of the average adult male Yellowstone grizzly according to biological studies. However, what they refuse to comprehend is the fact that, in those studies, any sexually-mature bear is listed as adult. This means bears from 4.5 years old and older. Now, from a chart of one such study, I averaged out the weights of only full-grown grizzly boars ( no less than 9 or 10 years old ) at 500 pounds. The chart can be found here: shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/538/north-american-interior-grizzly-bears?page=3 Scroll down to the chart that reads: Table 2. Mean weights of female and male grizzly bears by age class, 1975 - 1985. Post the chart if you can.
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 18, 2018 17:22:17 GMT -5
Thanks Brobear, i got it.
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Post by brobear on Sept 19, 2018 4:11:37 GMT -5
Thanks Brobear, i got it. Can you post the chart here Kodiak?
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