Big cat and Bear tale

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"Reliable data on measurements of grizzly bears exist for populations in the Brooks Range of Alaska (Rausch 1963), the Yukon Territory (Pearson 1975), and the Yellowstone ecosystem (Craighead and Craighead 1973b). Weights of large adult animals from the Yellowstone ecosystem ranged from 158 to 204 kg for females, and from 363 to 500 kg for males. Average weights and physical dimensions by age classes of Yellowstone grizzly bears are given in table 25.1 (J. J. Craighead unpublished data)."

Craighead, J. J., and J. A. Mitchell. 1982. Grizzly Bear. Pp. 515-556 in J. A. Chapman and G. A. Feldhamer (eds.). Wild Mammals of North America: biology, management and economics. John Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, MD.

500 kg = 1,102.31 pounds.

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