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Post by brobear on Sept 21, 2022 4:07:15 GMT -5
It makes perfect sense that lions and tigers are globally more popular with the general public than bears. As much as I admire my favorite living bear, the brown bear, I get bored of watching him catch fish and consuming vegetation. It is much more exciting watching a big cat ambush a large ungulate. It also makes perfect sense that the tiger is more popular than the lion. Just look at that bright orange coat with its decorative black stripes. It is easy for me to see and understand why the big cats are the most popular land-based predators on earth. And, make no mistake, I greatly admire the big cats myself. The big cats are the apex predators wherever they live. Among the bears, with the exception of the great polar bear, who is genetically a member of the brown bear clan himself, the brown bears are the most accomplished predators. However, the purpose of Winter hibernation is because the bear's vegetation choices are no longer available to him, and he lacks the hunting skills of the big cats. So, yes, I see clearly why so many poster choose a big cat as their favorite. But here is the problem... Among the multitude of big cat enthusiasts, are those radical adolescent fanboys who lack the maturity to admit that their chosen big cat can possibly lose a fight against anything. Seriously! Some of them go so far as to claim that their chose feline champion can take down a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, or even an elephant. Tiger fans will argue that the Amur tiger hunts and kills full-grown male brown bears - even though there is not one shred of evidence to back-up their claims. BEAR enthusiasts are a rare breed. We remain honest in our debates.
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