http://markgelbart.wordpress.com/2011/03...h-america/ 
 
I am not going to copy and paste this, but if anyone else here finds it interesting, please feel free to do so. I am interested in bear evolution and, as my "online moniker" implies, I am mostly interested in brown bear evolution. I find it difficult to find information of modern animals during prehistoric times, as every book I read focuses on the extinct species. Also, any good books on this topic is appreciated, but please remember that my education level is a G.E.D. that I earned when I was a 30 year old kid.
 I'm not sure if this site might be useful or not: http://zmmu.msu.ru/rjt/articles/article....ages=71-75

 

Guinness World Records 2015 - Oldest big cat fossil - In 2010, fossils from a previously unknown species similar to a snow leopard were unearthed in the Himalayas. The fossils of this species - named Panthera blytheae - have been dated to between 4.1 and 5.95 million years old, which supports the theory that big cats evolved in central Asia - not Africa - and spread outward. 
 

There is this and one other video of them interacting together that I have seen.
Im sure they used to encounter eachother much more often until we started hunting both.
Arizona just recently saw its first jaguar in forever, Im sure they used to be teaming with both at one point.

ONLY SIX LEFT NOW

Suni, a 34-year old male white rhino, has been found dead in Kenia:
 
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2...live-world

I haven't said it yet; so I will now. Thank you Apollo for introducing me to this site. I plan to do more reading and learning here than posting. I have less than a high school education; but I have a huge interest and I do a lot of reading.  
 

A injured lion was crushed to death by a relentless stampede of buffalo heard.

Earlier, this lion was expelled from his pride by other male lions, Unfortunately he was spotted by large group of African buffalo, Well know for their aggressive behavior. African buffalo and Lion are enemy of each other and never hesitate to kill on other.
It is incident of Kruger national Park South Africa. This whole incident was captured by game ranger Lyle Greg.

Here is the Image of this rare incident.

The male Lion try to hide himself in tall grass when he saw the herd of African Buffalo



At first, He kept himself hide, But unfortunately the direction of wind changes and the herd got the lion scent. They attack him in group



But due to injuries in his hind leg, He unsuccessfully tried to run away from this charging herd. This injury he got in fight with other male lions.



Buffalo caught him and knocked him on to the ground. Poor lion was helpless.



By attacking one by one with their powerful horn, they buffalo make sure their eternal enemy can not escape. They were merciless at the moment.



The brutal stampede continue for long time. Game ranger Lyle Gregg told, "This lion was injured by coalition of five males from a different pride"



After the initial hit they just gored him on the ground until a big bull jumped on his head. The relentless attack on Lion after goring change with Stamp on his head.



The male lion died, He could not survived this brutal attack, confirmed by management of Kruger park

Since the first debates, in the old hunting literature, it has been a hot topic to discuss about which is the largest of the bears.
 
Some people state that the largest bear is the Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which according to those sources reach the largest body size and weight. Other sources, on the contrary, still states that the largest bear is the Brown bear (Ursus arctos), represented specifically by the giant Kodiak bear.
 
It is important to mention that several literature still separate the brown bear populations in “subspecies”, however those descriptions are unreliable as those “differences” stated by the old naturalists are based in poor sampling and biased descriptions. Although there is some variation between populations, both in size and color pelage, DNA studies have shown that in fact ALL brown bear populations belongs to a single species with no subspecies, just like the case of the polar bear, the jaguar or the wolves.
 
This topic is the first of a new series dedicated to compare animals and they characteristics. This is NOT a “vs” series, as the point here is not to debate who is going to win in a fight. For the contrary, the comparison in this case is to know which of the two is actually the largest and what differences can we describe in order to know them, even without the flesh.
 
Let’s begin. [img]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
 

There is the circus, there are rescue centres and there are breeding centres. And then there are zoos.

When someone is attacked in the circus, it usually is the cagehand, the trainer or someone working in the circus and helping out. At times, relatives are attacked. When someone is attacked in a facility or a rescue centre, it usually is the keeper or the one cleaning the cage. The only place where an ordinary visitor has a decent chance to be attacked by a wild animal is the zoo. 

In Brazil, quite recently, a boy was badly mauled by a tiger in a zoo. There was a video posted. The reason? There was a cage and a warning, but there were no caretakers and there was no distance between the visitors and the animals. Young people in general like to touch dangerous animals when they can. The boy in Brazil touched the male lion first without problems, but the male tiger wasn't that accomodating. 

There are many zoos where visitors are able to get real close to dangerous animals. South-East Asia in general, the Middle East, Africa, South- and Central-America often feature, but I also saw bad examples in Europe. Zoos as well as rescue facilities. There is no control and at times things go wrong.

This happened in India. For some reason, the man ended up in the home of the white tiger. A big male at that. The tiger was not amused and the poor man didn't survive the encounter:      

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news...67420.aspx

In some parts of the world, humans and bears are neighbours. Not good neighbours, though. Humans require ever more room at the cost of wild animals. It is to be expected the struggle for space will result in encounters and victims. Most encounters are never reported, but things change when there are victims. 

In Canada and the USA, brown bears attack humans every now and then. When a collission can't be avoided, the damage usually is considerable. The reason is brown bears are large animals. Predatory attacks seem to be rare. Black bears are quite a bit smaller and not as aggressive, but they are not to be trifled with and quite many attacks have a predatory nature. In the north-east of the USA, black bears are larger than those in the north-west and Canada. The reason is no competition from brown bears.

National Parks and reserves attract many visitors each year. In a smallish reserve in New Jersey (of all places), a group of five was suddenly confronted by a black bear. The animal started to follow the group and the members lost their nerve. They, if understood correctly, decided to split up. Each for himself, that is. At the meeting place a little later, only four showed up. The fifth member was found dead later. The bear was still close. He had killed the student and paid with his life as well.

One reads about hikers followed by predators at times. Cougars, coyotes, wolves, tigers and black bears following hikers often do not hesitate to show themselves. The reasons are not well understood, but it could be territory is a good candidate. When you lose your nerve and run or split up, instincts are triggered and accidents happen. 

Here's the story about the incident in New Jersey (from the New York Times). There are more reports in more newspapers. If you read them as well, chances are you will be able to get to the full picture:   

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/nyregi....html?_r=1

Very big things are happening in NY as I type this.
Finally the american people are standing up for the right to stop climate change and the people who profit from it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22...61848.html

I hope all countries take note of this and follow suit.
Well done, people of NYC!