Bear Size ~

[BorneanTiger]

(11-04-2019, 12:00 AM)BorneanTiger Wrote: Of the bears of the present age (Holocene), in terms of maximum reported weights (but not necessarily in terms of breadth of skull), the 3 biggest that I can think of, with maximum reported weights of approximately 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs), are: 

* Kodiak brown bear (Ursus arctos): https://www.pinterest.com/pin/841328774117008579/

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* Californian grizzly (Ursus arctos) (reportedly extinct since 1924): https://www.vchistory.org/exhibits/grizzly-bear/, https://www.yelp.com/biz/valley-center-h...ley-center

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* Polar bear (Ursus maritimus); credit: M. Watson

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White sow near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska; credit: Alan Wilson

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For the breadth of skull, see the information on the Kamchatka brown bear, the largest of the Eurasian brown bears: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-russian...1#pid94501 Reply