Big cat and Bear tale

[Pantherinae]

the large bear's are just to big and powerful even for large male lions/tigers. 
I think a tiger is a greater opponent to a bear than a lion, not only because they have more interactions with bears than lions, but they are more agile than lions and does have a lower center of gravity, and can use their arms and paws more. 
but I have read some incredible stories about lion's defeating bear's and have shown amazing courage in fights with bears larger than themselves, but these are of course in captivity......  

but in the wild I can't really see a bear stalking a tiger, I think in the cases where a bear kills a tiger, the tiger has taken a huge gamble and failed, or there has been a tiger defending something like a carcass, cubs or a young male who just wanna mess around.

from what I know of bears they would much rather stay away from the tiger and steal a kill when a tiger has had a successful hunt. rather than predate on tigers if not the tiger is unlucky. I'm quite sure a tiger would have escaped any attacking bear if they wanted to, tigers are more real predators and they will kill bear's by really hunting them, stalking and pounce the bear. the tiger is a real predator while the ber is an opportunistic omnivore who will kill if he needs to, and does not let an opportunity slipp away, that's why I think it's possible for these two animals to co-exist,
 
but at party a tiger can IMO kill a bear and a bear can kill a tiger. Reply