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06-13-2015, 03:39 PM( This post was last modified: 06-13-2015, 03:51 PM by brotherbear )
193.3 kg or ( in my language ) 419 pounds. This is very likely a good rough estimate of a male Yellowstone grizzly ranging from about 5 years old and up; I presume summer weight. I believe that if we average out only those fully mature grizzlies from the age of 9 and up we will be looking at roughly 500 pounds. At least that is what I found from one chart that I had once discovered. In seeking an average weight for brown bears, there are many variables to consider.
Of course, a tiger is just as likely to happen upon a 5 year old as a 10 year old. The age of each predator would make a significant difference on how such a confrontation might play out. By the way; I really like these comparison pictures.
*Edit - ah, I see that Peter agrees with me; post #665... ~~As I don't know what to make of it, I decided to take the average of Kucherenko (n=10) and the 3 recently weighed brown bears (n=3). This results in 505 pounds for an average male. I propose to take 490-520 and assume it's a year-round average. In females, the average would be 369 pounds, say 360-380 pounds for now.