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Post by nocapakabl on Oct 21, 2021 0:04:49 GMT -5
That same thought, the idea of Deninger and Fossilis being comparable to the Ussuri brown bear and the Amur tiger, entered my mind as well. I would assume that the female cave bears were likely preyed upon, on occasion, by these giant lions. Juvenile bears were ( IMO ) in constant danger from lions, wolves, and hyenas. Also, the wolves had to compete with the hyenas. In Russia, there is no evidence of adult male bears being taken during hibernation. In fact, there is only scant evidence ( to my knowledge ) of tigers taking any hibernating bears. For whatever reasons, taking hibernating bears just doesn't appear to be a normal hunting strategy of tigers; or perhaps better said, there are only a few reports of this from biologists. *By the way; great job by yourself and Smilodon. Agreed. I think the large adult male cave bears were generally untouched, usurping kills from the hyena clans and wolf packs. And fossilis too, occasionally, though i would think they'd generally avoid each other, unless one of them is desperate, and if push comes to shove the bear would be the dominant one, not without a fight though. Female bears would be in danger at times, but juviles the most targeted.
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