Bear Anatomy

[brotherbear]

From days gone by in the stress-filled wild animal face-off debates of old; the topic of bite force was way over-played. The shape and size of the skull and jaws play a major part, along with muscle attachment, teeth, and diet of the animals involved. But, bite force plays only a minor role in any wild animal confrontation. I remember reading something about "rapid evolution"  ( concerning the polar bear ), but I did not really grasp an understanding of what I was reading. 
Also, after reading the actual study ( thanks to Tigerluver ), the Asian bear in the study is surprisingly an Asiatic black bear. My mistake. I am surprised at the Asian black bear's low number. Reply