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I've been considering the interactions most likely to take place between tiger and grizzly ( Russian brown bear ). First of all, we must understand that the tiger, and not the grizzly, is a full-time predator. Therefore, the tiger will stalk the grizzly far more than the other way around. Generally, the tiger will choose bears much smaller than himself. More bears are killed by tigers than tigers by bears. A shatun bear is one who was not successful in gaining the much-needed fat reserve for his long winter's sleep. This grizzly will be desperate for nourishment and might challenge a tiger over a fresh carcass. In the bear's weakened condition, a tiger might consider this starving grizzly as potential prey. A sub-adult tiger ( a young teenager in human terms ) might have more enthusiasm than good sense and stalk a fully-mature boar grizzly. A sub-adult grizzly might foolishly challenge a mature tiger over a fresh kill. Also, a grizzly fresh from his winter sleep is hungry, in a foul mood, and ready for a fight. However, he is carrying less weight than at any other time of the year. Given the opportunity, he just might follow his hyper-sensitive nose to a tiger kill.