Big cat and Bear tale

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(11-24-2015, 10:24 PM)brotherbear Wrote: I disagree Guate. There have been numerous grizzlies weighing 600+ pounds since the dumps were closed in the 1980s. That weight given ( 597 pounds ) is simply the weight of one individual bear in a study. 

Everything I am reading on him says he is is the largest bear or specifically discusses his size, as well as the fact that he was able to control the prime territory and father soo many cubs. Much like Waghdoh, he must of been the dominant male for quite some time. That study was over a 2 decades and his weight is the largest of that individual study, yes, but that study was conducted over soo much time. And the study is done on the most studied population of Brown bear as well.
Looking through all the weights I can find that are published, he is definitely in the top % of male bears from yellowstone in recent times.

"Of the two specie the grizzly bear is the largest and most formidable. The weight varies from 325 to 600 pounds in this area, occasionally larger. Black bears weigh between 135 and 315 pounds. "
http://www.yellowstone-bearman.com/bears.html


"Height: About 3 1/2 feet at the shoulder. Weight: Males - 216-717 lbs; Females - 200-428 lbs"



Here is all the sources cited for these weights

Bagget, J.A. 1984. Hibernation. Science World. 40(10):8-11.

Gunther, K. A., and R. A. Renkin. 1990. Grizzly bear predation on elk calves and other fauna of Yellowstone National Park. In t.Conf Bear Res. and Manage. 8:329-334.

Herrero, S. 1978. A comparison of some features of the evolution, ecology and behavior of black and grizzly/brown bears. Carnivore 1(1):7-17.

Herreo, S. 1985. Bear Attacks - Their Causes and Avoidance. Winchester Press, New Century Publishers, Inc., Piscataway, N.J. 287pp.

Knight, R. R., D. J. Mattson, and B. M. Blanchard. 1984. Movements and habitat use of the Yellowstone grizzly bear. U.S. Dep. Inter., Natl. Park Serv., Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. Unpubl. Rep. 177pp.

Knight, B. M. Blanchard, and D. J. Mattson. 1988. Yellowstone grizzly bear investigations: Annual report of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, 1987. U.S. Dep. Inter., Natl. Park Serv. 80pp.

Mattson, D. J., and C. Jonkel. 1990. Stone pines and bears. Pages 223-236 in Proceedings-Symposium on Whitebark Pine Ecosystems: Ecology and Management of a High-Mountain Resource, U.S. Dep. Agric., For. Serv. 386pp.

Mealey, S. P. 1975. The natural food habits of free-ranging grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, 1973-1974. M.S. Thesis, Montana State Univ., Bozeman. 158pp.

Reinhart, D. P. 1990. Grizzly bear habitat use on cutthroat trout spawning streams in tributaries of Yellowstone Lake. M.S. Thesis, Montana State Univ., Bozeman. 128pp.

Sanders, K.D. 1990. Safety guidelines for hiking, photographing, filming, and observing grizzly bears. Self published. 20pp.

Sanders, K.D. 2001. Gallatin Canyon Bear Proof Trash research project. Unpublished 6p.

Wickelgren, I. 1988. Bone loss and the three bears: A circulating secret of skeletal stability. Science News. 134 (26):424-425.

Yell 703 INFORMATION PAPER No. BMO-3 Kerry Gunther Bear Management Office Wildlife Biologist Yellowstone National Park February 1996



    

A side note, scarface (what hes called) is said to have gotten his scars from self infliction due to his collaring. A lot of people said he was trying to remove it himself and scratches his face, nothing confirmed but you can look it up on facebook.
Just search yellowstone visitors , keyword "scarface" and you will see posts about him all over.
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