Bear Size ~

[Maritimus77]

@Shadow

I posted three datasets, raw numbers and their relation to each other. You could have adressed that there is a high danger that this can be misinterpreted and could lack reliability. Instead you accused me of:

1. Pushing wrong things further and further
2. Posting useless information
3. Producing useless statements
4. Spreading misinformation



The excerpt you shared referred to Hildebrand et al. (2018) as the original source for their exclusion of brown bears below 8y of age. This is part of Hildebrand's excerpt:

"Full body‐frame size, as evidenced by asymptotic skull size and body length, was achieved by 8–14 years of age across populations and sexes. Lean body mass of both sexes continued to increase throughout their life."

So for one point they are solely referring to two measurements (body length and skull size) whereas the excerpts I shared take much more aspects into account and for another point they give a general range of 8-14y for the completion of full body-frame size. Picking out the lowest number and disregarding the general range could also be questioned. Reply