There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
06-05-2020, 06:35 PM( This post was last modified: 06-06-2020, 06:52 PM by bruin )
The shoulder hump of a brown bear reinforces his otherwise awesome upper-body strength making him ( IMO ) pound-for-pound the strongest of bears. He can excavate hard earth tangled with roots and stones like a piece of heavy construction machinery. Those same big heavy-boned and heavily muscled arms and shoulders can without the slightest doubt deliver a powerful paw-strike. However, I am no longer a novice in the animal face-off arena and I refuse to believe that grizzly bears killed huge bulls and bison with a paw-strike.
Depending on just how a bull and bear fight was conducted, I would wager on the grizzly in a fair face-off. Against a bull bison; I would wager on only a huge - no less than 800 pounds ) grizzly boar. But even then this fight between a bull bison and a big boar grizzly ( IMO ) would be a 50-50.
I believe the tale of the bear killing four bison is pure fiction; sorry to say.
Grizzlies / North American brown bears
