Animal trainers

[brotherbear]

Heres the mail reply ... from a zookeeper...
"Steve, when working with the 2 Tigers there is little to test the human with its sideways thrusting of the front legs but they will instinctively grapple you with the jaws and try to turn you or bare their weight down.
A firm bite can be quite excruciating even with padding, and we need to call release if they get too enthusiastic. They are also sneaky and will take your down from behind without ever showing a mood for doing so.
Lions are completely different and flick out with their paws constantly roaring and moaning. They only use the jaws when you go down.
The Grizzly is all together a different proposition and will bare his weight down on you and flatten you down. He will grab you and toss you down.
He his easily stronger and we always concern ourselves with his mauling. Grabbed in, is like being in a furnace such is the stiffling hair and his body heat and he will annoyingly drop his weight to put you where he wants. There is no way to wrestle a Grizzly of this size, you just aim to make it look good for as long as possible.
In my opinion, a Lion or Tiger attacking from behind will result in a dead Grizzly but there is no way that the Cats can win if wrestling up front, especially the Lion with his hitting tactic.
As Regard Lion and Tiger we would say Tiger simply because our own animals are slightly the larger and stronger.
They tend to place both paws down on their adversary and bare their weight down similar to the Grizzly which may advantage them with a Lion.
Equally, our Lion can keep a Tiger away from grappling by hitting out. Our Tigers lose interest and wander off but we always concern ourselves with their trickery that they may attack the Lion without warning.
Lions tend to be wary of Grizzly bears for some unknown reason but will round on Tiger confrontation.
It maybe because they simply protect prides against other similar pack hunters like other Lions but do not recognize Grizzly or maybe they fear them.
Tigers may probe an attack at a Grizzly with their usual sneaky behavior and kill one but would lose a wrestling match rather easily.
We live in fear of generating anger in a Grizzly to the point at which a Bigcat normally behaves". Warm Regards Dan.

Originally posted by Scott Wolverine ~ Reply