Question for Peter

[brotherbear]

~~In order to get to a conclusion, I propose to just take the word of those in the know in Russia. They agree brown bears win 'on points'. But a point is different from life or death and tigers and bears know it would take a lot of desperation or rage to find out what a point really means. A great topic for a forum, wouldn't you say?
So, most fights do not last until one or the other is killed. As you mentioned earlier, it is most often easier for the tiger than for the bear to pull out of a scrap and leave when he sees that the fight can have an uncertain ending. Therefore the bear wins in points. Very informative; thank you Peter.
...I decided to return and add; according to a chart on Grraahh's shaggygod forum, a male grizzly is not fully mature until age 9, and after this age continues growing. The big cats mature faster. Therefore, it seems reasonable that there is a larger percentage of juveniles and sub-adults among the brown bears than within a population of tigers. Also, when determining the "average size" of adult male brown bears, just what age is considered adult varies from person to person.  

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