Big cat and Bear tale

[brotherbear]

I believe that were there a land where the grizzly shared his habitat with lions, the bear would use his superior sense of smell to carefully avoid these big cats. Lions live, hunt, and fight in groups. Force of numbers is a huge advantage. One-on-one, the grizzly would imo usually be victorious in a rare fight. Those fights in captivity that has been mentioned can be found over at  http://shaggygod.proboards.com/board/38/felidae where they show that each of the events where the lion killed the bear were basically more ambush than face-off. According to French historian Michel Pastoureau in his book, 'Bear: History of a Fallen King' in the ancient Roman games, which lasted a very long time, lion vs European bear was a popular event. According to existing records, the bear won this fight every time.

However, as I stated in the beginning of this topic, fights in captivity hold little merit. Lions or tigers in captivity are mere shadows of their wild counterparts. The only interactions meaningful are those which take place in the wild.
I must add: There may be some lion vs bear events not found at 'Shaggy'. I would not be surprised to discover where a lion kills a grizzly in a fair face-to-face confrontation. Lions are exceptionally aggressive and capable fighters. Reply