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12-17-2018, 10:42 AM( This post was last modified: 12-17-2018, 10:43 AM by Panther )
(12-17-2018, 04:10 AM)brotherbear Wrote: That comment makes no sense. The more male brown bears that are weighed from 9 years old and up, the closer to the truth you come when seeking an average weight. The biggest bears will not likely even be weighed. A brown bear living where hunting is allowed and lives to be upwards to 1400 pounds is a smart elusive bear. To be quite honest, I doubt that average weights given are ever truly accurate.
The chart you posted given the age class only upto 8-9year old. That means it's the right age class to verify brown bears as adults. So forget about "9+".
The five Brown bears giving some misleading figure, the more bears you weigh the average would likely be 800lbs.
And how can you sure that larger Brown bears aren't weighed. The largest one in the average is 1150lbs, that's not "small" and you can't sure all Brown bears reach and surpass 1300lb figure. Because individuals vary.
Also what's wrong with the average of 800lbs? It's the most likely figure. Because in the chart given 300kgs average for Kodiak bears, the Alaska peninsula Brown bears have an average of 389kgs with a maximum of 448kgs based on 5. Which is misleading. But on other study, it gives 357kgs based on 21 individuals. Which is why, I'm telling the more bears you weigh the average would be less than 835lbs and most likely 800lbs or even less.
But I guess It's 800lbs...
The "King" of the bears - comparison between the Polar bear and the Brown bear
