Bear Size ~

[brotherbear]

Pckts says:  But of course its harder to see in bears in general since they need to pack on fat and have shaggy fur coats but that being said it isn't the obesity that is the only thing, its the lack of muscle, the loose belly fat and the all around weaker physical being.


Jimbo compared to van is a perfect example, same Bart, both are big bears but not as dense, muscle packed or physically fit as Van.

I'm just going to try to show a few more example of wild specimens and if you can tell me that you think they are built this way in captivity that is fine, but I have never seen a single bear in captivity come close to these wild examples....   
 
*Ok, the bears you pictured from what-ever part of the world were definitely overfed to the point of severe animal abuse. They are obese. Bears fed with any semblance of responsibility are seldom obese. Bart, Bart Jr., and Brutus are not by any stretch obese. Jimbo is perhaps borderline obese probably due to his leg injury. But my point is, the skeletal structure of bears is designed to handle their late autumn weight. For a big cat, which is a full-time stealth hunter, he cannot afford to be fat and therefore his body has not evolved in such a manner as to accept extra poundage.   Reply