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I always wondered about those smaller Polar bears we have seen in the old circus shots, because everything I have read on Polar bears via circus trainers have always mentioned them as being huge beasts who are very unpredictable.
I have no doubt that diet plays a huge role but I also wonder if polar bears like the Tiger, have drastic differences in body mass from location to location.
I always picture Polar Bears like these below in the Circuses of old but I am well aware that many also look much smaller like the ones you posted brobear.
The "King" of the bears - comparison between the Polar bear and the Brown bear
