Who is the "King" of the bears?

[brotherbear]

I have to wonder about the Atlas bear. We know so little. Our profile of the Atlas bear comes from a study made by an English military officer named Crowther in 1840. The Atlas bear is believed to have become extinct during the 1870s. Massive hunting and capturing of this bear took place over the centuries. The Romans used them in their blood sports. Sport hunters finished them off. Remember than it was a similar situation that reduced the European brown bear from a huge ferocious bear into a smaller and much less carnivorous bear. Therefore, we cannot be so certain of Crowther's description. Reply