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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Nov 4, 2021 7:43:10 GMT -5
Fat is useful in a wrestling match if that extra weight is used properly.
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Post by brobear on Nov 4, 2021 8:28:19 GMT -5
Fat is useful in a wrestling match if that extra weight is used properly. True, and can also provide stability for a weight-lifter.
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Post by brobear on Nov 23, 2021 1:16:03 GMT -5
Polar bears, because of their natural diet of seal and whale blubber and little else, reach greater size in nature than in captivity. For all other bear species, the biggest bears can be found in captivity when well fed. The two biggest and heaviest brown bears on record were both Kodiak bears; Goliath and Clyde. From time to time, I have read posts claiming that these were obese bears. However, a picture is worth a thousand words. When I look at their pictures and at pictures of big brown bears in late Autumn, ready for their long Winter's sleep, it is obvious that they were not obese. Fat perhaps, but not to an unhealthy level. I consider them both as proof that a brown bear, at least some subspecies ( genetics play a role ) have the potential of obtaining polar bear size. The key is high calorie food intake. Pictured are Goliath ( top ) and Clyde ( bottom ).
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Post by arctozilla on Aug 24, 2022 9:41:46 GMT -5
Cat fanatics always enjoy disrespecting bears, calling them "fat".
First off, bears get fat only for hibernation and have low fat percentages in summer. The fat doesn't even give them heart diseases nor obesity as their anatomy is designed to support such weights. Second off, Siberian tigers and snow leopards are fat as well. They get fat to adapt to the cold climate.
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Post by brobear on Oct 11, 2022 13:34:46 GMT -5
Fat Bear Week 2022. Clash of the Titans! It’s the one-time, nearly one-ton veteran victor 747 vs no-name to big-gains 901, the bear outta-nowhere. Will you choose 747, the lard-layered Leviathan with a powerful presence and the battle scars to prove it? Or back the bunyanesque behemoth bear 901, with the bring-it-on bear-itude and thicc tree trunk thighs? Vote at www.fatbearweek.org by 5pm AKDT in this #FatBearWeek salmon-seizing success story. How to Participate: Select your choice by clicking or tapping on the photos of the bear. Then enter your email where prompted. Select "are you a robot" then submit. You know that you have successfully voted if you see the total votes for each bear. Note: You must go to site provided.
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Post by brobear on Oct 17, 2022 8:01:53 GMT -5
At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown www.popsci.com/environment/fat-bear-week-2022/ Despite an attempt at voter fraud over the weekend, integrity and salmon-stocked bellies reigned supreme in Alaska when bear 747 (aka Bear Force One) was crowned the winner of Fat Bear Week 2022. The colossal bear beat, a rookie upstart bear 901 who is described as being “both exploratory and occasionally mischievous”. 747 is Katmai National Park and Preserve’s undisputed biggest bear, at around 1,400 pounds. He’s an adult male brown bear with a blocky muzzle and a floppy right ear. “In early summer, his reddish-brown fur sheds in a patchy manner. Like many adult males, he often has scars and wounds on his face and neck. In late summer and fall, he is typically very fat with a low-hanging belly and uniformly dark brown fur,” wrote the park and preserve. When he was first identified in 2004, 747 was only a few years old and had trouble competing with the larger bears at the most desirable fishing locations. He clearly has put those humble origins behind him and has become one of the largest brown bears on Earth. He is no stranger to this competition, and was crowned fattest bear in 2020.
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Post by brobear on Oct 17, 2022 8:02:27 GMT -5
747 is the winner of Fat Bear Week 2022. L. Law/Katmai National Park and Preserve
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Post by brobear on Nov 11, 2022 0:06:49 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 9:11:46 GMT -5
Wow! great post 'Taker. I'll bet #24 Bald Butt has never been weighed. Yes, tiger fans like to challenge bear fans with their biggest tigers against medium-sized bears. Ironically, this was on my mind when I posted a few minutes ago on 'Tiger vs Brown Bear - 21st century' reply #101. 747 weighed in at 639 kg or 1,408.75 pounds. (triple the weight of an Amur or Bengal tiger)
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Post by theundertaker45 on Nov 13, 2022 9:16:27 GMT -5
brobear Unfortunately Bald Butt has never been weighed; that's a pitty. He was the dominant bear of Brooks Falls for over a decade, no one touched him and something like that has never been replicated after. Until "Norman", another huge bear challenged him and won, afterwards 24 Bald Butt left the area and disappeared (this was in 2009), it's very likely he has passed away by now as he was at the end of his prime in 2009. Bald Butt and Norman had an extremely intense fight, two park rangers mentioned it in a video, they really went all-out.
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:11:19 GMT -5
2006: Bear #864 was identified in July 2006, but was certainly a large, mature adult at that time. When present, he was arguably the most dominant bear along the Brooks River in July, even fighting and displacing #24. During the rare instances when he was seen, #864 didn’t acknowledge other bears while fishing. This is common behavior for very dominant bears. katmai-bearcams.fandom.com/wiki/864_Norman 2007: In 2007, he was only observed by bear biologists on overnight surveys which suggests he developed little to no habituation towards people. 864 Norman was the most dominant boar at Brooks River from 2007 - 2011 when he was at the river. 2007.07.08: 864 Norman defeats 24 BB (aka Bald Butt) in a fight
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:15:26 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:21:11 GMT -5
The July 8, 2007 fight between 24 BB and 864 Norman can also be seen at the beginning of this KNP&P Bear Fight video. The bear encounter at approximately 25 seconds into the video are 218 Ugly and 489 Ted on July 29, 2007. The bears at the end of the video (0:35) are 856 and 402 with her spring cubs in July 2011. In 2007, when 864 Norman defeated 24 BB in a fight, a subordinate adult male took the opportunity to chase 24 BB per Ranger Mike's July 14, 2014 comment: Comments cannot be copied.
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:25:39 GMT -5
2011: 864 Norman remained the most dominant boar at Brooks River when he was at the river during the 2011 season.
2012: 864 Norman was included in the 2012 Brown Bears of Brooks Camp iBook.: 2014: 864 Norman was included in the 2014 Bears of Brooks River book on page 67.: June 2014: 2014.06.27: Ranger Jeanne's photos (#1 , #2 , #3 & #4 ) of the possible June 27, 2014 sighting of 864 Norman.
On July 14, 2014 Ranger Jeanne shared this information about the above June 27, 2014 photos that were possibly 864 Norman.: July 2014: It is possible this bear visited Brooks Falls briefly in July 2014 (see photo at top right). If it was #864 at that time, he was no longer the dominant bear that he used to be. #747 quickly chased him away from the falls area. 2015: 864 Norman was included in the 2015 Bears of Brooks River book on page 92.: July 2015: Was 864 Norman also possibly seen again briefly in July 2015?
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:28:28 GMT -5
So; Bald Butt was king, followed by Norman, and then 747. I suppose then that Van lived in some other location.
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Post by brobear on Nov 13, 2022 10:31:44 GMT -5
Bears of Brooks River: Nostalgia Edition Gone but not forgotten - 2022 www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/upload/BearsNoLongerSeen2022-Final-508-Copy.pdf View the bears on site provided. 1 Diver 6 Headbob 16 Cinnamon 24 BB 45 Tatonka 130 Tundra 161 211 Backbite 216 Marilyn 218 Ugly 219 One Toe 234 Evander 236 Milkshake 247 Snaggletooth 403 Egberta 408 CC 409 Beadnose 410 415 418 Jack 420 Genghis 438 Flo 468 Reggie 489 Ted 500 Indy 604 Little 608 744 Dent 790 Weevil 814 Lurch 864 Norman 868 Wayne Brother
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Post by theundertaker45 on Nov 13, 2022 12:32:12 GMT -5
brobearVan never made it to Brooks Falls; he was mostly seen in Hallo Bay, that was also the area where Timothy Treadwell was attacked and eaten by a bear (possibly two bears, it was never clearly discovered).
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Post by brobear on Nov 24, 2022 6:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Nov 24, 2022 6:17:00 GMT -5
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